Pilatus
Porter
History
by Markus Herzig |
S/N 726 |
S/N: 726 | Built: 1971 | TSN: > 8'500 | |||
Registration | Type | Operator / Owner | From | To | Remarks |
HB-FGA | PC-6/B2-H2 | Pilatus Flugzeugwerke | 1971-05 | 1974-10 | demonstrator |
N30TU | PC-6/B2-H2 | Jungle Aviation & Radio Service Inc. | 1974-10-01 | 1977-04-27 | ops in Nepal |
F-GAMV | PC-6/B2-H2 | S.E.F.A., Cannes | 1977-06-29 | 1979-10-23 | on floats, sank in sea |
HB-FGA | PC-6/B2-H2 | Birair AG | 1979-11-23 | 1980-10 | rescued and rebuilt by Birair |
HB-FGA | PC-6/B2-H2 | Zimex Aviation | 1980-10 | 1988 | converted to B2-H4 |
HB-FGA | PC-6/B2-H4 | Zimex Aviation | 1988 | 1999-07-23 | |
PK-YPC | PC-6/B2-H4 | Trigana Air Service | 1999-07 | 2003-03 | ops in Irian Jaya, dmg 18.1.02 |
- | PC-6/B2-H4 | Highland Air, NZ | 2003-03 | 2020-08-26 | recovered & stored |
- | PC-6/B2-H4 | Private Owner | 2020-08-26 | STORED | under rebuild by Thai Sky Adventures for Skydive Bali |
HB-FGA of Pilatus fitted with a Pohwaro take off rocket - Photo by Paul Schüpbach © May-72 | HB-FGA takeoff with a Pohwaro pulsated overheated hot water rocket - Photo by Pilatus Aircraft © May-72 |
HB-FGA of Pilatus used as as factory demonstrator - Photo by Pilatus Flugzeugwerke © 1973 | N30TU of at Dhorpatan airstrip West Nepal at 9200ft - Photo by Wayne Aeschliman © 1975 |
F-GAMV of S.E.F.A equipped with S.E.F.A. floats - Photo by S.E.F.A. Floats © 1978 | HB-FGA of Zimex Aviation at Bern-Belp airport - Photo by Bruno Wasem © 29-Jun-93 |
PK-YPC of Trigana Air Service at Penang on delivery - Photo by Jürgen Riedel © Jul-99 | PK-YPC of Trigana Air Service after the accident at Bugalaga - Photo by Brian Smith © 11-Jan-03 |
S/N 726 during rebuild by Thai Sky Adventures - Photo by Harry Hongjindapong © 31-Aug-20 |