Originally Posted by
RadioSaigon
Yes, stormfury I am fully aware that media reports state it was a PC-6.
The various media reports misidentifying the aircraft type all quote a common source - AFP - so it's not surprising that there are a number of them.
The BBC report, linked in post #1, has subsequently been amended to remove the Pilatus reference, although the dateline doesn't mention the fact that it has been edited.