# NTSB Accident CHI05LA045
> **Pilatus PC-12/45** · 2004-12-14 · South Bend, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA045
- **Event ID:** 20041216X01999
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-14
- **Location:** South Bend, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.70861, -86.250556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Pilatus
- **Model:** PC-12/45
- **Registration:** N922RG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the fuel control unit (FCU) bellows which resulted in a significant loss of engine power and the pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain during the subsequent forced landing.  A contributing factor was the pilot's inadvertent exceedence of the engine temperature limitations during use of the manual override (MOR) system.  Additional factors were the roadway and the utility poles struck during the forced landing.

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