Pilatus PC-12 crash, Apr 23, 2020, Mesquite Metro
Pilatus PC-12 accident on April 23, 2020 near Mesquite Metro, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of engine power due to a mis rigged...
- Date: April 23, 2020
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Mesquite Metro, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of engine power due to a mis rigged beta control cable which resulted in loss of thrust
A Boutique Air Pilatus PC 12 on a positioning flight from Dallas to Muscle Shoals reported losing engine power shortly after takeoff. The pilot diverted toward Mesquite Metro Airport but crashed in a field short of the runway while turning to land. The pilot, alone on board, was seriously injured. Investigators attributed the loss of thrust to a mis rigged beta control cable.