N79NX (Pilatus Aircraft LTD PC-12/47E) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Canada on December 19, 1991.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

February 13, 2022Accident
Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB Inv estigation Bureau Notification We inform you about an accident of an aircraft registered in United States of America (USA) which occurred in the Atlantic Ocean, USA: Place, date and time: Atlantic ocean, 4 miles east of Drum Inlet, North Carolina, 13 February 2022, 14:04 UTC Aircraft Registration Mark: N79NX Type: Pilatus, PC-12/47E Operator: EDP Management, Wilmington, NC Owner: EDP Management, Wilmington, NC Pilots: 2 Passe
PILATUS PC-12/47E · 8 fatalities
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, inadequate inflight monitoring of the airplane’s flight parameters, and his failure to regain control of the airplane following entry into an inadvertent aerodynamic stall. The pilot’s likely spatial disorientation following the aerodynamic stall also contributed to the outcome. Full accident record