The Nelons Gospel PC 12 Plane Crash Wyoming 26 July 2024

Very good analysis. I’m Flightsafety trained and very current in both the legacy and NG and I fly them both professionally for a large company in a well know industry. I’ve never had the autopilot disengage in turbulence in the NG but it happens regularly in the legacy. I’ve never had any serious icing encounters at FL260 but I am rather judicious in choosing cruising altitudes. I agree that good training is a must, the PC12 is a pussycat when properly operated but it is a very complex and highly automated aircraft that requires a great deal of mastery. The high level of automation can easily lead to complacency.

Similar situation to the Reno PC-12 crash. Severe turbulence, autopilot kicks off, spatial disorientation plus controls are already heavy and it can take two hands on the yoke to fly in just light turbulence.

30K FPM? 340mph. Ooof, that's fast

I would guess they iced up. Flew into KAFK myself last year, Kyle who owns that FBO is a really nice guy, imagine he would have likely the last one to chat to these folks, hope it doesn’t affect him too much.

Same area where I’m from. The grass fire (not forest fire) was fairly confined and they got a handle on it pretty quick.

Mr Brown, thank you for your excellent work on this channel. I recorded Kelly and The Nelons 40+ years ago, in Nashville. This is very sad news. As another commenter pointed out, their name is pronounced "KNEE-lunz" FYI. Thanks again for your superior contributions to flight safety, sir.

I support this channel because of the professionalism, accuracy and integrity. With Juan its always just the facts, no BS. Excellent video, as always.

RIP to those lost, thank you for covering this Juan.

This is why insurance companies these days hate owner flown single pilot turbine aircraft.

Juan= Thank you for covering this so promptly. As I this year celebrate my 75th year of singing Gospel music, this loss is particularly significant to me I first enjoyed the music of the Nelons (knee-luns) about 50 years ago when they were known as the Rex Nelon Singers. Rex Nelon, Kelly's father was an outstanding and awarded bass singer. Kelly went on the be a very successful alto, winning many awards. Of the dozens of songs The Nelons recorded, I always come back to "Talk To My Father" that featured Kelly. In a twist of fate, this tragedy happened as the group on this plane was headed to a Gaither Homecoming Cruise in Alaska, titled "Until We Meet Again.: Rex Nelon died in 2000 while in London, England the night before a Gaither Homecoming event. They are now gone, but their music will live in my heart as long as I live.

Thanks for covering. I’ve known these folks a long time. Pronounced Nē-lons. Kelly’s late father Rex Nelon use to sing with the LeFevre’s, which eventually became the Nelons. Good southern folks.

Love your videos. Very easy for a non pilot understand.

Imagining how horrible those last moments were 😢

I had long ago beginning Commercial Training set rough distances of avoidance of building cumulo nembus and even more so active thunderstorms. 10 miles from building and twenty away from thunderstorms. This proved to be a severe deferent to "I'll just take a look"....famous last words

When you declare an emergency because the autopilot disconnected you don't have the skills to be a competent and safe pilot. In fact, you should not be anywhere near an aircraft much less carrying passengers. I'm getting real tired of seeing these reports of innocent people killed because they got in an airplane flown by someone without the skill to fly straight and level without an autopilot.

Thank you Juan. I was waiting for your video. Prayers for the family.

Guessing he left the AP on and engaged while flying through icing conditions. I understand it's not advisable to do this.

ty, jb...hoping it's not a case of the pilot failng to anticipate and handle weather conditions

Eerily similar to the PA46 lost near my home in New York State June 30. Family of 5, elderly private pilot in an isolated storm. Terrible.

Thank you Juan, keep working. Our prayers and condolences to the families of the occupants.