Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) crash, Sep 20, 2020 (2 killed)
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) accident on September 20, 2020 near Livrasco, Lombardy, Italy with 2 fatalities. Cause: In flight collision...
- Date: September 20, 2020
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
- Location: Livrasco, Lombardy, Italy
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: In flight collision between the descending aircraft and a free falling parachutist, with inadequate coordination between pilot and parachutist as a contributing factor
A Pilatus PC 6 Turbo Porter left Cremona Migliaro on a skydiving flight and all eight skydivers jumped at 4000 metres. During the descent to land, the aircraft collided with the last skydiver, who struck the left wing and tail. A large part of the left wing separated and the aircraft crashed in a cornfield at Livrasco, killing the pilot and the skydiver. The investigation concluded that the mid air collision caused the loss of control.