Accidents
Teen Driver Breaches Fence, Hits PlaneSense PC-12 at KPSM
Vehicle also struck parked ground-support tractor; there were no injuries
the pilatus PC-12 photographed on a ramp
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A driver fleeing a New Hampshire State Police trooper crashed through a perimeter fence at Portsmouth International Airport (KPSM) in New Hampshire on Saturday night, striking a Kubota tractor and a parked PlaneSense Pilatus PC-12 on the airport’s ramp before coming to a stop. No one was injured. The aircraft—operated by PlaneSense—was substantially damaged, with photos showing the left wing severed.

State police said a trooper attempted to stop a black 2008 Ford Mustang on Durham Street in Portsmouth at 8:09 p.m. while searching for a vehicle connected to crimes reported in other jurisdictions. The Mustang’s driver fled after spotting the trooper, crossing onto airport property without the vehicle’s headlights on before hitting the tractor and the airplane.