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Crash of a Pilatus PC-12/47E near Gillette: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 26, 2024 at 1305 LT
Registration:
N357HE
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nebraska City - Billings
MSN:
1203
YOM:
2010
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Nebraska City Airport on a flight to Billings, carrying six passengers and one pilot. While cruising at FL260, the pilot informed ATC he was losing control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed in a dense wooded area located about 50 km north of the Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport located near Gillette. The airplane disintegrated and all seven occupants were killed, among them three members of the Southern Gospel band 'The Nelons'
Crash of a Pilatus PC-12/47E in Courchevel
Date & Time:
Feb 17, 2024 at 1007 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OO-PCN
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Charleroi – Courchevel
MSN:
1819
YOM:
2018
Flight number:
PGC16F
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown on runway 22 at Courchevel Altiport, the single engine airplane went out of control, veered to the left, lost its left wing and came to rest in the snow adjacent to the runway. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries. They just completed a positioning flight from Charleroi-Brussels South.
Crash of a Pilatus PC-12/45 near San Angelo: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 14, 2023 at 1318 LT
Registration:
N188PC
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Jacksonville – San Angelo
MSN:
188
YOM:
1997
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on final approach to San Angelo-Mathis Field, the single engine airplane entered a rapid descent with a rate of 5,058 feet per minute then crashed in an open field located about 12 km south of the airport. The airplane was totally destroyed and both occupants were killed.
