Hyde County - Beaufort

On February 13, 2022 at 02:02 PM, Hyde County - Beaufort experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-12, operated by EDP Management Group, with the event recorded near Beaufort North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

After its departure from Hyde County Airport, North Carolina, the single engine airplane followed an erratic track according to ATC. While cruising along the shore, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea about 30 km northeast of Beaufort-Michael J. Smith Field Airport, few km east of the Drum Inlet. The wreckage was found at a depth of about 55 feet. Two bodies and other remains were later found.

Aircraft reference details include registration N79NX, MSN 1709, year of manufacture 2017.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.4693°, -76.8928°.