PC12 Crash 24 Feb 2023

[J31]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/308758

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwognXbUPE&t=570s

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A Pilatus PC-12/45, N273SM, was destroyed when it crashed about 14 min after takeoff from Reno/Tahoe (RNO) International Airport, Nevada. All five occupants were fatally injured.
The aircraft took off from RNO at 21:00 local time and reached the maximum altitude of 19,400 feet at 21:13. ADS-B data indicates that the aircraft then entered a spiraling descent at over -30,000 ft/min and crashed near Stagecoach, Nevada.

The people fatally injured in the crash were a pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, a patient, and a patient’s family member.

Sigmet for MOD Turbulence. Icing from ground to FL200. Light snow.

[karmutzen]

Wreckage spread ( 2 km) suggests inflight breakup.

[Skymark]

Juan Browne has a report with audio of the aircraft overhead. You can hear the spiral develop and the breakup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-E6cUXL0K8