Pilatus PC-12 crash, Nov 6, 2020, Pacific Ocean
Pilatus PC-12 accident on November 6, 2020 near Pacific Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for...
- Date: November 6, 2020
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined
A new Pilatus PC 12 NGX on a ferry flight from Santa Maria, California toward Hilo, Hawaii lost engine power about five hours into the flight and was ditched in the Pacific Ocean on 6 November 2020. Both pilots survived in a life raft and were picked up by a container ship the next day. The NTSB concluded the engine lost power through fuel starvation but could not determine why, noting that the ferry fuel system modification was examined.