Pilatus PC-12 crash, May 18, 1998, Clarenville
Pilatus PC-12 accident on May 18, 1998 near Clarenville, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not follow the low...
- Date: May 18, 1998
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Clarenville, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not follow the low oil pressure emergency procedure, believing the warnings were invalid, and the engine failed from an interruption of oil flow to the first-stage planet gear; the cause of the interruption was not determined.
A Kelner Airways Pilatus PC-12 on a scheduled flight from St. John's to Goose Bay turned back after a low oil pressure warning. The engine was shut down after severe vibration, and the pilot could not reach Clarenville Airport. The aircraft was destroyed in a bog about a mile and a half from the airfield. Three people were seriously injured.