# Accident 20120607013099A: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47, Lake Wales, FL, June 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8231° N, 81.4772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8231&lon=-81.4772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N950KA-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/47 (registry code 7090552, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-47) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67B (registry code 52158, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120607013099A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA385), Jun 7, 2012: Pilatus PC-12/47 (N950KA), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane while climbing to cruise altitude in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) following disconnect of the autopilot. The reason for the…

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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