Pilatus PC-12 crash, Feb 24, 2023 (5 killed), Stagecoach
Pilatus PC-12 accident on February 24, 2023 near Stagecoach, Nevada, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot's loss of control from spatial...
- Date: February 24, 2023
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Stagecoach, Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot's loss of control from spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions caused in flight breakup. Contributing: autopilot disengagement of undetermined cause and the operator's insufficient flight risk assessment and oversight (NTSB).
A Guardian Flight Pilatus PC 12 air ambulance lost control through spatial disorientation in night instrument conditions after takeoff from Reno and broke up in flight near Stagecoach, Nevada. All five aboard died. The NTSB cited autopilot disengagement and the operator's weak risk assessment.