Pilatus PC-12 crash, Feb 13, 2022 (8 killed), Beaufort
Pilatus PC-12 accident on February 13, 2022 near Beaufort, North Carolina, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight...
- Date: February 13, 2022
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inflight monitoring, and failure to regain control after an inadvertent stall. The pilot's likely spatial disorientation also contributed (NTSB).
A Pilatus PC 12 flying from Engelhard to Beaufort climbed into instrument conditions without an IFR plan, entered an inadvertent stall and lost control near Beaufort, North Carolina. All eight aboard died. The NTSB cited the pilot's poor preflight planning and monitoring and spatial disorientation.