# Accident 20130116001049A: Pilatus PC-12/45, Burlington, NC, January 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2013, 05:57 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1136° N, 79.4206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1136&lon=-79.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68PK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PK-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/45 (registry code 7090551, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66 series (registry code 52118, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC-12/45
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,360 total, 312 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130116001049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED BUY ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  DURING CLIMB-OUT BEFORE BEING RADAR IDENTIFIED THE PILOT APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED.

## 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 ERA13FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA115), Jan 16, 2013: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N68PK), Burlington, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the initial climb after takeoff in night instrument flight rules conditions.

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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