Pilatus PC-12 crash, Apr 17, 2023, Whitehorse
Pilatus PC-12 accident on April 17, 2023 near Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: TSB: a right turn in excess of 45 degrees of bank at...
- Date: April 17, 2023
- Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12
- Location: Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: TSB: a right turn in excess of 45 degrees of bank at low height and just above stall speed likely caused an aerodynamic stall with insufficient height to recover.
An RCMP Pilatus PC 12 activated its stall warning shortly after liftoff from Whitehorse, the pilot turned back and entered an aerodynamic stall in a steep right turn at low height. The pilot, the only person aboard, survived. The TSB cited the over 45 degree bank near stall speed.