ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311104
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| Date: | Monday 17 April 2023 |
| Time: | 10:39 |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-12/47E |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) |
| Registration: | C-GMPX |
| MSN: | 1017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | PWC PT6A-67P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY/CYXY), Yukon -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Whitehorse-Erik Nielsen International Airport, YT (YXY/CYXY) |
| Yellowknife Airport, NT (YZF/CYZF) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pilatus PC-12/47E, was operating on an IFR flight from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY/CYXY), Whitehorse, Yukon, to Yellowknife Airport (YZF/CYZF), Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, with just the pilot on board. Shortly after departure on Runway 32L, the pilot declared an emergency and returned to the airport. The aircraft collided with terrain within the airport boundary. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was written off. There was no post impact fire.
Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/rcmp-plane-crash-whitehorse-airport-1.6813356
https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2023/police-scene-plane-crash-whitehorse-airport
TSB
https://avspotters.com/frame.php?f=Pilatus%20PC-12&u=1017 (Aircraft Information)
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/85684_1577880761.jpg (photo)
Media:
#TSBAir deployed a team of investigators following an aircraft accident registered to the RCMP in Whitehorse, YT. https://t.co/eoakP46YPA pic.twitter.com/9jMJlBrMpK
— TSB of Canada (@TSBCanada) April 19, 2023
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