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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pilatus PC-12/47 · Lake Wales, FL · June 7, 2012

Date
June 7, 2012 · 12:30 local
Place
Lake Wales, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N950KA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12FA385
Reported as
Pilatus PC-12/47
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
6
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
803 total33 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 7, 2012, about 1235 eastern daylight time, a Pilatus PC-12/47, N950KA departed controlled flight followed by subsequent in-flight breakup near Lake Wales, Florida.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 7, 2012, ABOUT 1235 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PILATUS PC-12/47, N950KA DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP NEAR LAKE WALES, FLORIDA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.