Pilatus PC-12 crash, Jan 16, 2013 (1 killed), Burlington-...
Pilatus PC-12 accident on January 16, 2013 near Burlington-Alamance, North Carolina, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's failure to...
- Date: January 16, 2013
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Burlington-Alamance, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the initial climb after takeoff in night instrument flight rules conditions, per the NTSB final report.
A Pilatus PC-12 operated by LabCorp on a night medical specimen flight departed Burlington, North Carolina in instrument conditions. After a transponder code change, it climbed, then entered a descending turn and struck the ground about 5 miles from the airport. The pilot was killed and the aircraft broke up along a debris path.