Incident Pilatus PC-6 Porter HB-FAN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28757
 
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Date:Thursday 5 May 1960
Time:10:16 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PC6P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pilatus PC-6 Porter
Owner/operator:Swiss Dhaulagiri Expedition
Registration: HB-FAN
MSN: 377
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dambuschpass, Himalaya -   Nepal
Phase: Take off
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Dambuschpass
Destination airport:Pokhara
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The ski equipped Porter "Yeti" suffered a take-off accident at 5200 m altitude and abandoned. Pilot Ernst Saxer and co-pilot/mechanic Emil Wick unhurt

Sources:

http://www.pc-6.com/history/337.htm
http://www.eiselinsport.de/yeti.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
03-Nov-2009 10:30 RATONBIB Updated
08-Nov-2010 13:56 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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