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Pilatus Porter History
by Markus Herzig
S/N 631

XW-PFC after an accident in Laos
Photo by David Kouba © 1970s
C-FRAV with the golden checkered tail
Photo by Thomas Mounce © 1992
G-BYNE in the final approach at Le Luc, France
Photo Markus Herzig © 2000

S/N: 631 Built: 1967 TSN: >16'200
Registration Type Operator / Owner From To Remarks
HB-FCR PC-6/B1-H2 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke 1967-03-01 1967-09-27  
XW-PFC PC-6/B1-H2 Continental Air Services Inc. 1967-09 1974-12 reg XW-PDK ntu
N62148 PC-6/B1-H2 Continental Air Services Inc. 1974-12 1977-07-01 std Jun'75 at BKK
0631 PC-6/B1-H2 Royal Thai Army 1977-07 1991-03 used in film "Air America"
N631SA PC-6/B1-H2 Shark Air Aviation Inc. 1991-07-24 1992-02-25  
C-FRAV PC-6/B1-H2 Roberts Air Venture Ltd 1992-03-05 1996-06-05  
C-FRAV PC-6/B1-H2 Porter Express Inc. 1996-06-05 1997-04-10 opf CEDP de Valcourt 
C-FRAV PC-6/B1-H2 CEDP de Valcourt Inc. 1997-04-10 1998-10 sold to Pilatus
HB-FLW PC-6/B2-H4 Pilatus Flugzeugwerke 1999-07-19 1999-08-09 cvt to B2-H4
G-BYNE PC-6/B2-H4 Penny D.M. 1999-08-10 Current powered with PT6A-34
           
  Sistership of G-WGSC & G-CECI

HB-FLW on the delivery via Bern, now as B2-H4
Photo by Hans-Peter Zuercher © 1999
In very short final at Fretoy over yellow fields
Photo by Claude Namer © 2004
G-BYNE above Østre Æra, Norway
Photos by Andre Melan © Aug-08
G-BYNE at Le Luc in Southern France
Photo by MathieuBogers © 2002

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