Pilatus plane crashes

253 crashes involving Pilatus aircraft since 1960, with 527 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 253
• Fatal crashes: 135
• Fatalities: 527
• First recorded: May 5, 1960
• Most recent: June 28, 2026

Deadliest

1. March 22, 2009: Pilatus PC-12, Butte, Montana, United States (14 fatalities)
2. August 19, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Tieng Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (13 fatalities)
3. June 28, 2026: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Nancy-Essey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (11 fatalities)
4. October 19, 2013: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Namur, Namur, Belgium (11 fatalities)
5. April 17, 2009: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Mulia, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (11 fatalities)

Models

• Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (217)
• Pilatus PC-12 (36)

Countries

• United States (33)
• Thailand (25)
• Laos (23)
• France (21)
• Australia (11)
• Indonesia (11)
• Italy (11)
• Switzerland (10)
• Argentina (9)
• Nepal (9)
• Germany (8)
• Peru (6)

Years

• 1989 (12)
• 1969 (9)
• 1971 (9)
• 1972 (9)
• 1981 (9)
• 1982 (9)
• 1980 (8)
• 1967 (7)
• 1973 (7)
• 1974 (7)
• 2002 (7)
• 1986 (6)

All crashes (page 1 of 3)

• June 28, 2026: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Nancy-Essey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (11 fatalities)
• September 27, 2025: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Moruya, New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
• July 26, 2024: Pilatus PC-12, Gillette, Wyoming, United States (7 fatalities)
• March 8, 2024: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Liku, North Kalimantan, Indonesia (1 fatality)
• February 17, 2024: Pilatus PC-12, Courchevel, Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 2023: Pilatus PC-12, San Angelo-Mathis Field, Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 21, 2023: Pilatus PC-12, Kasabonika, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
• October 29, 2023: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Breu, Ucayali, Peru (1 fatality)
• April 17, 2023: Pilatus PC-12, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 24, 2023: Pilatus PC-12, Stagecoach, Nevada, United States (5 fatalities)
• December 15, 2022: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Heraklion, Crete, Greece (1 fatality)
• August 30, 2022: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Johannesburg-Rand, Gauteng, South Africa (5 fatalities)
• February 13, 2022: Pilatus PC-12, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States (8 fatalities)
• October 3, 2021: Pilatus PC-12, San Donato Milanese, Lombardy, Italy (8 fatalities)
• August 21, 2021: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Maturín-José Tadeo Monagas (ex Quiriquire), Monagas, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• May 14, 2021: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ravenna-La Spreta, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (2 fatalities)
• November 6, 2020: Pilatus PC-12, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
• September 20, 2020: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Livrasco, Lombardy, Italy (2 fatalities)
• April 23, 2020: Pilatus PC-12, Mesquite Metro, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 2019: Pilatus PC-12, Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States (9 fatalities)
• March 5, 2019: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Wat Bang Sala, Songkhla, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• May 1, 2018: Pilatus PC-12, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 2018: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Grenoble, Isère, France (0 fatalities)
• July 5, 2017: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Wamena, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (5 fatalities)
• May 20, 2017: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Cecina, Tuscany, Italy (0 fatalities)
• April 28, 2017: Pilatus PC-12, Amarillo-Rick Husband, Texas, United States (3 fatalities)
• March 14, 2017: Pilatus PC-12, Cannon AFB (Clovis), New Mexico, United States (3 fatalities)
• March 8, 2017: Pilatus PC-12, Cat Cay, Bimini, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
• March 5, 2017: Pilatus PC-12, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand (1 fatality)
• October 28, 2016: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• June 19, 2016: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ferreira do Alentejo, Baixo Alentejo, Portugal (1 fatality)
• June 11, 2016: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Cecina, Tuscany, Italy (2 fatalities)
• January 6, 2016: Pilatus PC-12, Savannah, Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 28, 2015: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (2 fatalities)
• April 24, 2015: Pilatus PC-12, Ciudad Acuña-El Bonito, Coahuila, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• October 19, 2013: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Namur, Namur, Belgium (11 fatalities)
• February 21, 2013: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Santa Lucía AFB, México, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• January 16, 2013: Pilatus PC-12, Burlington-Alamance, North Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
• August 24, 2012: Pilatus PC-12, Solemont, Doubs, France (4 fatalities)
• August 18, 2012: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Granville, Manche, France (0 fatalities)
• June 7, 2012: Pilatus PC-12, Lake Wales, Florida, United States (6 fatalities)
• April 25, 2012: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Muaritan, West Kalimantan, Indonesia (2 fatalities)
• March 23, 2012: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Phanom Thuan, Kanchanaburi, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• February 18, 2012: Pilatus PC-12, Djibouti City, Djibouti City District, Djibouti (4 fatalities)
• September 22, 2011: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Yahatma, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
• May 25, 2011: Pilatus PC-12, Faridabad, Haryana, India (10 fatalities)
• April 2, 2011: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ravenna-La Spreta, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 2011: Pilatus PC-12, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa (9 fatalities)
• October 16, 2009: Pilatus PC-12, Weert, Limburg, Netherlands (2 fatalities)
• July 5, 2009: Pilatus PC-12, Raphine, Virginia, United States (4 fatalities)
• April 17, 2009: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Mulia, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (11 fatalities)
• March 22, 2009: Pilatus PC-12, Butte, Montana, United States (14 fatalities)
• January 11, 2009: Pilatus PC-12, Hayden-Yampa Valley, Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
• September 29, 2008: Pilatus PC-12, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States (1 fatality)
• August 9, 2008: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ndundu, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (1 fatality)
• May 30, 2008: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Lillo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (2 fatalities)
• April 7, 2008: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Iquitos-Moronacocha, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 2007: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Casas de Los Pinos, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (0 fatalities)
• June 24, 2006: Pilatus PC-12, Big Timber, Montana, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 29, 2006: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Chanthaburi, Chanthaburi, Thailand (4 fatalities)
• October 3, 2005: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), DeLand, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 6, 2005: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Prachuap Khiri Khan, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand (1 fatality)
• July 16, 2005: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Brasilito, Guanacaste (North Pacific), Costa Rica (6 fatalities)
• March 26, 2005: Pilatus PC-12, State College-University Park, Pennsylvania, United States (6 fatalities)
• September 6, 2003: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Las Lomitas, Formosa, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 2003: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Vigo Park, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 14, 2002: Pilatus PC-12, Westphalia, Missouri, United States (2 fatalities)
• August 15, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany, Italy (1 fatality)
• June 9, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Namur, Namur, Belgium (1 fatality)
• June 1, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Breitscheid, Hesse, Germany (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Marana-Regional, Arizona, United States (1 fatality)
• January 29, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Altenrhein, Saint Gallen, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
• January 18, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Bugalaga, Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
• July 8, 2001: Pilatus PC-12, Sea of Okhotsk, Russia (0 fatalities)
• June 26, 2001: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
• June 13, 2000: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Bremgarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
• April 8, 2000: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Breitscheid, Hesse, Germany (2 fatalities)
• December 26, 1999: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Cumiana, Piedmont, Italy (2 fatalities)
• August 2, 1999: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• April 24, 1999: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Haifa, Haifa District, Israel (4 fatalities)
• November 19, 1998: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha, Nepal (1 fatality)
• August 22, 1998: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Iquitos-Moronacocha, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
• May 26, 1998: Pilatus PC-12, Brno-Tuřany, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic (2 fatalities)
• May 18, 1998: Pilatus PC-12, Clarenville, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 13, 1998: Pilatus PC-12, Ngong, Kajiado, Kenya (9 fatalities)
• January 31, 1998: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Durba, Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
• November 12, 1997: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland (5 fatalities)
• November 1, 1997: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Laon-Chambry, Aisne, France (9 fatalities)
• August 29, 1997: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Puerto Inírida, Guainía, Colombia (9 fatalities)
• November 11, 1995: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Bangkok, Bangkok City District, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• July 30, 1995: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Spa-La Sauvenière, Liege, Belgium (1 fatality)
• April 18, 1995: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Tehran, Tehran City District, Iran (1 fatality)
• July 9, 1994: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Raeford, North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
• June 24, 1993: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley, Vaupés, Colombia (3 fatalities)
• June 21, 1993: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Awsard, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (3 fatalities)
• June 1, 1993: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Pastaza, Pastaza, Ecuador (1 fatality)
• April 27, 1993: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Mt Finsteraarhorn, Bern, Switzerland (3 fatalities)
• September 19, 1992: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Capahuari, Pastaza, Ecuador (0 fatalities)
• July 11, 1992: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1991: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (3 fatalities)