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

All crashes (page 3 of 3)

January 6, 1973: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Lop Buri AFB Lop Buri, Thailand (0 fatalities)
November 8, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Angouleme-Cognac (Brie-Champniers) Charente, France (4 fatalities)
September 12, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ban Vieng Luang Namtha Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Frienisberg Bern, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
May 10, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Eglin AFB (Valparaiso) Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
April 24, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Nyot Mo Louangphabang Province, Laos (4 fatalities)
April 19, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Deadhorse Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
April 8, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ban Xieng Lom Louangphabang Province, Laos (1 fatality)
April 5, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Tin Bong Vientiane Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Tieng Vientiane Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Tieng Vientiane Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Tieng Vientiane Province, Laos (2 fatalities)
April 29, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Muang Nham Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (4 fatalities)
April 20, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Chiang Mai Chiang Mai, Thailand (0 fatalities)
April 15, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Laos (0 fatalities)
April 2, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Luang Prabang Louangphabang Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
March 21, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Tha Tham Bleung Vientiane Province, Laos (3 fatalities)
March 17, 1971: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Cần Thơ Cần Thơ City District, Vietnam (6 fatalities)
June 24, 1970: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Libya (1 fatality)
March 2, 1970: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Potgietersrus Limpopo, South Africa (0 fatalities)
December 30, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Tieng Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
December 15, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Bahrain (0 fatalities)
December 3, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Núi Đất Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam (2 fatalities)
August 19, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Tieng Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (13 fatalities)
August 12, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Chevak Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
July 24, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Tegal Central Java, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Karawang West Java, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
May 8, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Asunción-Silvio Pettirossi Central, Paraguay (2 fatalities)
February 12, 1969: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ban Y (LS-187) Louangphabang Province, Laos (3 fatalities)
November 27, 1968: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Old San Soak, Laos (0 fatalities)
November 25, 1968: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Qacha's Nek Qacha's Nek, Lesotho (0 fatalities)
February 26, 1968: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Chapman Glacier, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
January 30, 1968: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Zephyrhills Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 17, 1967: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Hamar Hedmark, Norway (0 fatalities)
December 13, 1967: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Sam Thong Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (2 fatalities)
April 30, 1967: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Sagarmatha, Nepal (0 fatalities)
April 11, 1967: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ban Chanuman Amnat Charoen, Thailand (0 fatalities)
February 8, 1967: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Bagmati, Nepal (0 fatalities)
January 21, 1967: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Laos (0 fatalities)
January 12, 1967: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Chu Lai Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam (5 fatalities)
December 9, 1966: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ubrub Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
May 29, 1966: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Long Tieng Xieng Khouang Province, Laos (1 fatality)
April 25, 1966: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Castelnuovo di Ceva Piedmont, Italy (8 fatalities)
March 8, 1966: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Genjem Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
December 14, 1965: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Terapo Gulf, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
August 20, 1965: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Glacier des Audannes Valais, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
January 10, 1963: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Vientiane Vientiane (Viengchan) Capital, Laos (0 fatalities)
October 13, 1962: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Lichtenau Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1962: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Barse Dhuri, Nepal (0 fatalities)
September 1, 1961: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie, France (0 fatalities)
March 9, 1961: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Jiri Janakpur, Nepal (0 fatalities)
May 5, 1960: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Dambusch Pass Gandaki, Nepal (0 fatalities)