Pilatus PC-12 crash, Mar 26, 2005 (6 killed), State Colle...
Pilatus PC-12 accident on March 26, 2005 near State College-University Park, Pennsylvania, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: March 26, 2005
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: State College-University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain sufficient airspeed, which led to an inadvertent stall and spin. Contributing factors were the pilot not following procedures and the clouds (NTSB).
A Pilatus PC-12 on a private flight from Naples, Florida, was on an ILS approach to State College-University Park when it was seen spinning nose down and struck the ground about three miles short of the runway. The pilot and five passengers were killed. Radar data showed large altitude and airspeed excursions during the final approach.