V-615

On January 29, 2002 at 12:00 AM, V-615 experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Swiss Air Force, with the event recorded near Altenrhein Saint Gallen.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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.

On takeoff, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in a grassy area beside the runway. The pilot, sole on board, was uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration V-615, MSN 635, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.4904°, 9.5541°.