Haifa - Haifa

On April 24, 1999 at 12:00 AM, Haifa - Haifa experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Sky Club, with the event recorded near Haifa (<U+05D7><U+05B5><U+05D9><U+05E4><U+05B8><U+05D4>) Haifa District.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 40.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Haifa Airport, while climbing to a height of about 300 feet, the engine lost power then failed. The aircraft lost height and crashed on the top of a hill near the airport. The pilot and three skydivers were killed while six other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4X-AIY, MSN 729, year of manufacture 1971.