I dug intot his a bit more
THe A/C was a Pilatus PC-12/45 and rated by the FAA as ‘12 passenger’. So 17 pax and luggage - not good.
The mag admits that ‘P factor’ is pornounced on the airframe and some later modle have strakes added to the tial section to help smooth out the airflow.
Prayers for the families.
If there were a number of children perhaps even babies might that just have made the weight for this flight ok?
14 people on board...7 adults, 7 children. They were not returning from a ski vacation but instead traveling to a ski destination. The Napa Valley Register has released names of 5 of the victims, 2 adults and their three children (all under the age of 5), all from the St. Helena area. So sad. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of these victims. It sounds like a bunch of families were on board.