# Accident 20231214019529A: Pilatus PC-12/45, Christoval, TX, December 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2023, 12:39 local time
- Place: Christoval, TX
- Airport: Mathis Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1005° N, 100.5449° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1005&lon=-100.5449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188PC) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231214019529A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 14, 2023, ABOUT 1318 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PILATUS PC-12/45 AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR CHRISTOVAL, TEXAS. THE PILOT , ONE PASSENGER, AND 3 PETS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.

THE AIRPLANE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 15 NM SOUTH OF SAN ANGELO REGIONAL AIRPORT (SJT), SAN ANGELO, TX. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE FLIGHT WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN ALNOT. ATC SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY MIDLAND (MAF) ATCT/TRACON.

## 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 CEN24FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA064), Dec 14, 2023: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N188PC), Christoval, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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