# Accident 20090111000499A: Pilats PC1245, Hayden, CO, January 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2009, 09:42 local time
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Yampa Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4878° N, 107.2031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4878&lon=-107.2031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N604WP-2016-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090051, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC1245
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A67B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090111000499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JANUARY 11, 2009, ABOUT 0942 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PILATUS PC-12 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N604WP, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRIAN FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB BY HAYDEN, CO.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS OVERCAST, 1200 FT AGL CEILING, VISIBILITY 3/4 MILE, AND SNOWING.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED FROM IMPACT AND POST FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA126), Jan 11, 2009: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N604WP), Hayden, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control due to snow/ice contamination on the airplane's lifting surfaces as a result of his decision not to deice the airplane before departure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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