Crash of a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 Turbo Porter near Usillon: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 7, 1986
Operator:
Registration:
F-BIEL
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Courchevel - Geneva
MSN:
345
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Courchevel Altiport on a positioning flight to Geneva-Cointrin Airport. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions when the single engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near the Plateau des Glières, in the region of Usillon. The pilot was killed.
