Oroville - Bozeman

On March 22, 2009 at 02:30 PM, Oroville - Bozeman experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-12, operated by Eagle Cap Leasing, with the event recorded near Butte Montana.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On March 22, 2009, about 1432 mountain daylight time, a Pilatus PC-12/45, N128CM, was diverting to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), Butte, Montana, when it crashed about 2,100 feet west of runway 33 at BTM. The pilot and the 13 airplane passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged by impact forces and a post crash fire. The airplane was owned by Eagle Cap Leasing of Enterprise, Oregon, and was operating as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight departed Oroville Municipal Airport, Oroville, California, on an instrument flight rules flight plan with a destination of Gallatin Field, Bozeman, Montana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration N128CM, MSN 403, year of manufacture 2001.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.0132°, -112.5365°.