Pilatus PC-12 crash, Mar 22, 2009 (14 killed), Butte
Pilatus PC-12 accident on March 22, 2009 near Butte, Montana, United States with 14 fatalities. Cause: The pilot did not add fuel system icing...
- Date: March 22, 2009
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Butte, Montana, United States
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not add fuel system icing inhibitor, did not act promptly on low fuel pressure and fuel imbalance by diverting, and lost control of the left-wing-heavy airplane on final approach.
A Pilatus PC-12 diverting to Butte, Montana, lost control while maneuvering near the approach end of runway 33 and crashed. The airplane had fuel system icing and a growing lateral fuel imbalance. All 14 people aboard died in the impact and post-crash fire.