Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Mar 23, 2012
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on March 23, 2012 near Phanom Thuan, Kanchanaburi, Thailand with no fatalities. Cause: Engine trouble...
- Date: March 23, 2012
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Phanom Thuan, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine trouble forced the emergency landing in a field. The engine fault itself was not detailed in the sources reviewed.
A Royal Thai Air Force Pilatus Turbo Porter (74-2082) on a local training flight from Prachuap Khiri Khan had engine problems and made an emergency landing in a field in Phanom Thuan district. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both pilots were unhurt and the engineer was slightly injured.