ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146193
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 07-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 12:36 EDT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-12/47 |
| Operator: | Roadside Ventures LLC |
| Registration: | N950KA |
| C/n / msn: | 730 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Polk County, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KFPR |
| Freeman Field - 3JC |
While in a cruise flight diversion to avoid an area of extreme weather, a single-engine turbo prop plane, a Pilatus PC-12/47, N950KA, experienced a departure from controlled flight and a subsequent in-flight breakup. The aircraft crashed in a Tiger Creek Swamp area, Polk County, Florida.
Sources:
http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_756.shtml
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/18729996/2012/06/07/fatal-plane-crash-in-lake-wales
http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/article/258338/8/4-killed-in-Lake-Wales-plane-crash
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120607X54234&key=1
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N950KA
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N950KA.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2012 12:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jun-2012 12:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 07-Jun-2012 13:06 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2012 14:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 07-Jun-2012 15:58 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2012 19:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2012 13:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2012 09:42 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Apr-2013 18:45 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2013 19:02 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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