Pilatus PC-12 crash, Aug 24, 2012 (4 killed), Solemont
Pilatus PC-12 accident on August 24, 2012 near Solemont, Doubs, France with 4 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control led to the right wing exceeding its...
- Date: August 24, 2012
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Solemont, Doubs, France
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control led to the right wing exceeding its ultimate structural loads in flight. Without flight recorders the reason for the loss of control could not be determined, though icing and loss of situational awareness may have played a part.
A Pilatus PC-12 flying from Antwerp to Saanen entered a steep, uncontrolled descent in cloud and its right wing separated in flight. The wreckage was spread over several kilometres of woodland near Solemont in eastern France. All four occupants died.