Pilatus PC-6 end of an era

[chopper2004]

lovely to see PC-6 in my other neck of the woods (Flying Bulls, Bundesheer) but last ever one has been delivered to Indonesian customer

https://scontent-lcy1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/318580727_5698471613541302_4451250565455129150_n.jpg?_nc_cat =102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=2c4854&_nc_ohc=8tKvnXpKY3oAX_K6p44&_nc_ht=scontent-lcy1-2.xx&oh=00_AfBqf6o8lA038X5_z0gCt4sox8XP3XQFGsktdOMGNWdPUw&oe=639DF6AD


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjcUI-hY84

cheers

[avionimc]

:ok:
More on the "yellow and red" Yeti (http://www.pc-6.com/history/337.htm):

And, PK-SNF (http://www.pc-6.com/history/1019.htm)

Porter Production List (http://www.pc-6.com/porterprod1.htm)

[340drvr]

And, quite an "era," since 1959. That production list is interesting, so many listed as "written off," does the PC-6 have an airframe life-limit? (Like 10,000 hours, for example?)

[StudentPilot479]

PK-SNF has crashed off Crete, six minutes after departure during its delivery flight. One dead, one reported okay.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/302776

[Less Hair]

Very sad news.

[avionimc]

It looks like he tried to return to the airport. From FlightRadar24:
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x509/pk_snf_lgir_20221215_5cd413b330f593b374c5d4a65b08cfec597673e f.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x587/pk_snf_lgir_profile_20221215_56137dcd6c9f640807cd3c23d2a8079 4eb052585.jpg