# NTSB CEN10WA058: Pilatus PC12, Weert, Netherlands, October 16, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 16, 2009, 07:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place: Weert, Netherlands
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Dutch Safety Board
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75112/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA058

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 16, 2009, at 0730 universal coordinated time, a Pilatus PC-12/47 airplane, Dutch registered PH-RUL, registered to E.S. Management BV, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Weert, The Netherlands. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of The Dutch Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of The Netherlands. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: The Dutch Safety Board P.O Box 95404 2509 CK DEN HAAG The Netherlands Tel: +31 70 3337000 www.safetyboard.nl

## Aircraft

- Registration: PH-RUL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS PC12 (47)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1130
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: E.S. Management BV
- Registered owner: E.S. Management BV
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Weert
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 3, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75112. 79 KB in all.

- See Factual Report (item 1, .PDF, 79 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40321854&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=See%20Factual%20Report-Master.PDF

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.

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