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Crash of a Pilatus PC-12/47 in Mesquite
Date & Time:
Apr 23, 2020 at 1534 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N477SS
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Fort Worth - Mesquite
MSN:
813
YOM:
2007
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a short 15-minutes positioning flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Mesquite Metro Airport located east of Dallas. On approach, the engine lost power and failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in an open field located few miles from the airport. On touchdown, both wings were torn off and the aircraft slid for few dozen yards before coming to rest in flames. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair (the fuselage remained intact).
Crash of a Pilatus PC-12/47E near Chamberlain: 9 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 30, 2019 at 1230 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N56KJ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chamberlain – Idaho Falls
MSN:
1431
YOM:
2013
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Chamberlain Airport in marginal weather conditions. Few minutes later, while flying in snow falls, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a cornfield located about 30 miles west-southwest of Chamberlain. Three passengers aged 17, 27 and 28 were injured and evacuated to hospitals in Chamberlain, Mitchell and Sioux Falls while nine other occupants were killed.
