Payerne - Sankt Stephan

On November 12, 1997 at 02:40 PM, Payerne - Sankt Stephan experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Swiss Air Force, with the event recorded near Boltigen Bern.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Taking part to a military exercise, the single engine aircraft departed Payerne AFB on a liaison flight to Sankt Stephan, Bern. While descending to Sankt Stephan Airfield in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft struck the ground and came to rest against a tall tree located in a hilly terrain near Boltigen, about 14 km north of the Sankt Stephan Airfield. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration V-630, MSN 747, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.6295°, 7.3908°.