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One of the Pilatus PC-21 prototypes fell headlong

Berne, Switzerland - A structural component of the aircraft would have broken away during landing and the plane crashed on the ground killing its pilot

A Pilatus PC-21 basic training airplane fell headlong nearby Buochs Airport yesterday. According to witnesses, the aircraft would have lost a not better structural component during its landing procedure and its pilot would have lost the control of the aerial vehicle, then crashed on the ground nearby the airport, killing the pilot himself and wounding a civilian. The PC-21 above mentioned was one of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 112052
Rome, Italy, 01/14/2005 16:06
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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