Pilatus PC-12 crash, Nov 30, 2019 (9 killed), Chamberlain
Pilatus PC-12 accident on November 30, 2019 near Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after takeoff...
- Date: November 30, 2019
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after takeoff resulting in a low altitude aerodynamic stall, with improper loading and a decision to depart into low instrument conditions as contributing factors.
A Pilatus PC 12 took off from Chamberlain Municipal Airport for Idaho Falls with 12 people on board in low instrument conditions and falling snow. Shortly after liftoff the airplane rolled left, stalled and crashed into a cornfield about three quarters of a mile west of the airport. The pilot and eight passengers were killed and three passengers were seriously injured. The NTSB found the pilot lost control after takeoff in an aerodynamic stall and that the airplane was overloaded and loaded beyond its aft center of gravity limit.