Annemasse - Annemasse

On June 26, 2001 at 05:05 PM, Annemasse - Annemasse experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Parachutisme 74, with the event recorded near Annemasse Haute-Savoie.

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

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The pilot took off from Annemasse Airfield with nine skydivers on board. After dropping them at FL125, five to six seconds after initiating the descent, he felt strong vibrations. He reduced speed and saw the right out aileron separating from the wing. The pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft by keeping the stick fully to the right and used the rudders to return to his departure aerodrome. He landed the airplane on the grass near the paved runway 30. During a hard landing, the right main landing gear broke off and damaged the fuselage. The pilot escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-GUAS, MSN 557, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.1903°, 6.2498°.