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Old December 16th 04, 02:02 PM
john smith
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The PC-12 has a very low accident rate. There are only two engine
failures in the aircraft's history that I can recall. One disappeared
over the Pacific a couple years ago and another made an emergency
landing up in northeastern Canada without incident.

Kyler Laird wrote:
I just saw a clip on the local news about a single-engine turboprop
that landed on a Highway 933 in Roselawn yesterday after having
engine problems. It looks like it might be a PC-12. It's N922RG.
It was going from South Bend Regional, IN to White Plains, NY with
five people on board. They were about 7 miles SE of South Bend when
the engine problem occurred.
It had a one-mile landing roll and clipped a utility pole, knocking
out power for about 600 people.
It looks like an emergency exit panel (on the right side, over the
wing) was removed. I wonder why. It appears that the fuselage was
in good shape otherwise.
I have a recording of the news report. Tell me if you have an
interest in it. I was impressed that there were no glaring errors.
I think about how nice it would be to have a single-engine turboprop
but incidents like this make me feel warm and fuzzy sitting between
two engines. (I realize there's much more to it though.)