At approximately 02:45 UTC, a Pilatus PC-12/45 flying from Hakodate, Japan, to Magadan, Russia, lost engine power and was ditched in the ocean. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the three passengers were uninjured. The pilot said he was cruising at 8,100 meters when the engine failed. The aircraft descended through multiple cloud layers, breaking out 100 feet above the ocean, which had 8- to 12-foot swells. He ditched the aircraft and all four occupants boarded a life raft. About 15 hours later they were picked up by a Russian container ship.
July 08, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific Ocean / Pilatus PC-12
At approximately 02:45 UTC, a Pilatus PC-12/45 flying from Hakodate, Japan, to Magadan, Russia, lost engine power and was ditched in the ocean. The pilot sustained minor injuries and the three passengers were uninjured. The pilot said he was cruising at 8,100 meters when the engine failed. The aircraft descended through multiple cloud layers, breaking out 100 feet above the ocean, which had 8- to 12-foot swells. He ditched the aircraft and all four occupants boarded a life raft. About 15 hours later they were picked up by a Russian container ship....
Key Takeaways:
- A Pilatus PC-12/45 aircraft flying from Japan to Russia experienced engine failure at 8,100 meters and was subsequently ditched in the ocean.
- The pilot sustained minor injuries, while the three passengers were uninjured, and all four successfully boarded a life raft despite challenging 8- to 12-foot swells.
- Approximately 15 hours after the ditching, all four occupants were rescued from their life raft by a Russian container ship.
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