# Accident 20220213001849A: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-12/47E, Beaufort, NC, February 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2022, 14:04 local time
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8135° N, 76.2871° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8135&lon=-76.2871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79NX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79NX-2023-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-12/47E (registry code 7090553, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-12-47e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67P (registry code 52292, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-67p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-67P
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 8
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220213001849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH TO RWY 26 AT KMRH AIRPORT AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN 1,900 MSL.  ATC OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT 1,700 ' AND CALLED OUT THE CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING.  THE PILOT READ BACK THE SETTING CORRECTLY.  THIS WAS THE LAST COMMUNICATION FROM THE PILOT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED AT 4,700' AND CLIMBING.  THE CONTROLLER CALLED OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.  ATC LOST RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT AT 1404 LOCAL.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER AND WAS DESTROYED AT IMPACT.

## 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 ERA22LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA120), Feb 13, 2022: Pilatus PC-12/47E (N79NX), Beaufort, NC, destroyed, 8 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, inadequate inflight monitoring of the airplane’s flight parameters, and his failure to regain control of the airplane following entry into an inadvertent…

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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