Pilatus PC-12/47E N1220A

Summary

On 15 September 2020 at about 02:30 local time, a Pilatus PC-12/47E registered N1220A, operated by Rivers End Ranch LLC, was involved in an accident near Lake Abert, Oregon, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 September 2020 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Abert, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Private (n/a)

Coordinates

42.6611, -120.2297

Aircraft

Pilatus PC-12/47E

Registration

N1220A

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

1

Operator

Rivers End Ranch LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

WPR20LA324

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an object during the takeoff ground roll due to inadequate monitoring of the environment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll from a private dirt strip, the left wing was substantially damaged when it impacted a truck parked alongside of the runway. The pilot reported that it was dusk and he “just didn’t see the truck.” The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.