HB-FIM — routes, history & safety record

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

July 29, 1987AccidentHull loss
The single engine aircraft departed Grenchen Airport on a local skydiving flight, carrying eight skydivers and one pilot. At the altitude of 1,000 meters, the instructor opened the door and the pilot stabilized the airplane and reduced the speed. The first skydiver bailed out and when the second skydiver was ready, the instructor realized his dorsal parachute bag was partially open and decided to push him outside the cabin. Immediately after, he heard a shock and saw that the horizontal stabiliz
Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter)
July 28, 1987Accident
» Eidgenössisches Verkehrs- und _/ Energiewirtschaftsdepartement Nr. 1987/26 Schlussbericht der Eidgenossischen Flugunfall-Untersuchungskommission über den Unfall des Flugzeuges Pilatus PC-6/B2-H2 HB-FIM vom 29. Juli 1987 2 km W des Flughafens Grenchen/SO 48613/5 RESUME Un avion Pilatus PC-6, lou& pour la circonstance, effectue son 17e vol en vue de larguer sept parachutistes en deux passages, à 1000 m/mer au-dessus de l'aérodrome de Granges/S0. Le largage est dirigé par un candidat inst
PILATUS FLUGZEUGWERKE AG PC-6/B2-H2