Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Oct 28, 2016 (1 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on October 28, 2016 near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB (ANC17FA004)...
- Date: October 28, 2016
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB (ANC17FA004) as summarized in the report narrative: likely deteriorating enroute weather and icing contributed, with the pilot's inadequate preflight planning a contributing factor; the exact reason for the terrain impact could not be determined.
A Pilatus PC6 Turbo Porter (N5308F) on a private flight from Anchorage to a private airstrip near Port Alsworth, Alaska, struck mountainous terrain on 28 October 2016 while climbing through deteriorating weather. The commercial pilot was killed and the airplane was substantially damaged. The NTSB (ANC17FA004) noted there was no record of an official preflight weather briefing, and that icing and deteriorating visibility along the route likely contributed, although the wreckage could not be examined.