What happened
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On April 28, 2017, at approximately 2349 CDT, N933DC, a Pilatus PC-12 departed from the Rick Husband Amarillo international airport (kama) runway 4 at intersection a. the aircraft was in a climbing right turn to 8,000 feet MSL. Air traffic control radar contact was lost approximately 2 nautical miles south of runway 22, where the aircraft impacted level terrain at a high rate of speed. The air ambulance flight was conducted under title 14 CFR 135 and was on an IFR clearance at the time the accident occurred. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and two medical personnel sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Rick Husband international airport (kama) on April 28, 2017, at 2345 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 28, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 2349 CDT, N933DC, A PILATUS PC-12 DEPARTED FROM THE RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KAMA) RUNWAY 4 AT INTERSECTION A. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TO 8,000 FEET MSL. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST APPROXIMATELY 2 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF RUNWAY 22, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIR AMBULANCE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR 135 AND WAS ON AN IFR CLEARANCE AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RICK HUSBAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KAMA) ON APRIL 28, 2017, AT 2345 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.