# NTSB Accident ERA22LA120
> **PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47E** · 2022-02-13 · Beaufort, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22LA120
- **Event ID:** 20220214104634
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-02-13
- **Location:** Beaufort, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.81355, -76.2871
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 8
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 8
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD
- **Model:** PC-12/47E
- **Registration:** N79NX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

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.

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