Accident Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2M Turbo Porter V-630,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29275
 
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Date:Wednesday 12 November 1997
Time:14:05 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PC6T model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2M Turbo Porter
Owner/operator:Swiss Air Force
Registration: V-630
MSN: 747
Year of manufacture:1975
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Boltingen, BE -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LSMP
Destination airport:LSTS
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during exercise at Sankt Stephan, S of Boltingen in the Obersimmental. Hit trees in poor visibility. All five occupants were killed. Aircraft was on the way from Payerne - LSMP to St. Stephan - LSTS.

Sources:

http://www.pc-6.com/history/747.htm
http://www.swissinfo.ch/
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/swissbasis03d.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
14-Nov-2010 13:10 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2010 13:39 TB Updated [Narrative]
25-Apr-2011 11:02 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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