Pilatus PC-12 crash, Jan 11, 2009 (2 killed), Hayden-Yamp...
Pilatus PC-12 accident on January 11, 2009 near Hayden-Yampa Valley, Colorado, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control shortly after...
- Date: January 11, 2009
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Hayden-Yampa Valley, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control shortly after takeoff caused by snow and ice contamination on the lifting surfaces, resulting from the pilot's decision not to deice the aircraft before departure.
A privately operated Pilatus PC-12 took off from Hayden, Colorado, in heavy snowfall after being left outside and fueled without being deiced, despite the FBO manager advising deicing. Shortly after departure in low visibility it entered a tightening right turn and crashed inverted about a mile from the runway. Both occupants were killed. The NTSB found no engine or airframe anomalies.