On February 25, a Pilatus PC-12 crashed about 14 minutes after departure. Sadly all five people on board the airplane perished in the accident. The AOPA Air Safety Institute gives an early look into the factors surrounding the crash and addresses notable portions of the flight and highlights areas the NTSB will likely probe.

0:00 Intro
0:28 Likely Causes
0:35 The Conditions
1:54 Likely Causes
2:01 Aggressive Stall
3:02 Icing
4:10 Incorrect Unusual Attitude Recovery
4:46 Turbulence
5:13 Spatial Disorientation
5:49 Takeaways
7:35 Minimum Climb Speed in Icing
9:07 Outro

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