Pilatus PC-12 crash, Jul 5, 2009 (4 killed), Raphine
Pilatus PC-12 accident on July 5, 2009 near Raphine, Virginia, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control in...
- Date: July 5, 2009
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Raphine, Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control in instrument meteorological conditions after a reported instrument panel failure. The reason for the panel failure was not determined.
A Pilatus PC-12 flying from Teterboro to Tampa reported a partial instrument panel failure while in cloud at high altitude. The airplane then rolled right, entered a descending turn and struck an open field near Raphine, where it broke apart. All four people on board were killed, and the NTSB found no pre-impact failure in the flight controls, engine or propeller.