Pilatus PC-12 crash, Jun 24, 2006 (2 killed), Big Timber
Pilatus PC-12 accident on June 24, 2006 near Big Timber, Montana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The flight instructor failed to keep adequate...
- Date: June 24, 2006
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Big Timber, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The flight instructor failed to keep adequate airspeed during the maneuvering, which led to an inadvertent stall.
A student pilot and flight instructor took off from Big Timber, Montana, in a Pilatus PC-12 to practice an engine-out departure. The aircraft pitched up and banked hard to the right, then dropped nose-low, struck the ground and a wire fence, and burned. Both occupants died.