Namur - Namur

On June 9, 2002 at 03:45 PM, Namur - Namur experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Namur Air Promotion, with the event recorded near Namur Namur.

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.

11 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 9.1%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine airplane was engaged in a local skydiving flight at Namur-Temploux Airfield, carrying 10 skydivers and one pilot. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the aircraft stalled from the tail and crashed near the runway end. A passenger was killed while 10 other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration OO-NAP, MSN 914, year of manufacture 1995.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.2602°, 4.9107°.