Pilatus PC-12 crash, Sep 14, 2002 (2 killed), Westphalia
Pilatus PC-12 accident on September 14, 2002 near Westphalia, Missouri, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation...
- Date: September 14, 2002
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Westphalia, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation while turning in a cruise climb in instrument meteorological conditions, leading to loss of control and failure to recover from a tight descending spiral.
A Pilatus PC-12 with a pilot and one passenger flying on an IFR plan from Lake Ozark, Missouri to South Bend, Indiana, was climbing in cloud when it was turned by ATC. The pilot lost control in a steep descending spiral and the aircraft struck terrain. Both occupants were killed.