20191130022069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Pilatus PC-12/47E · Chamberlain, SD · November 30, 2019

Date: November 30, 2019 · 12:30 local
Place: Chamberlain, SD
Airport: Chamberlain
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N56KJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20FA022
Reported as: Pilatus PC-12/47E
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P
People aboard: 12
Fatal injuries: 9
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,213 total1,184 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N56KJRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2020 · Pilatus PC-12/47ES/N 1431 · Built 2013 Airframe modelPilatus PC-12/47E Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67PTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On November 30, 2019, at 1233 central standard time, a Pilatus PC-12/47E airplane, N56KJ, was destroyed during an impact with terrain near the Chamberlain municipal airport, (9V9), Chamberlain south dakota. The pilot and 8 passengers were fatally injured, and three passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was registered to conrad & bischoff, inc. and operated by the pilot as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight.

Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and the flight was operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight departed from 9V9 and was destined for Idaho falls regional airport (ida), Idaho falls, Idaho.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 30, 2019, AT 1233 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PILATUS PC-12/47E AIRPLANE, N56KJ, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR THE CHAMBERLAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (9V9), CHAMBERLAIN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT AND 8 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO CONRAD & BISCHOFF, INC. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM 9V9 AND WAS DESTINED FOR IDAHO FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT (IDA), IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN20FA022Accident · 9 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportChamberlain, SDThe pilot’s loss of control shortly after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent, low-altitude aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper loading of the airplane, which resulted in reduced static longitudinal stability and his…Nov 30, 2019 · Destroyed