Around 20:09 local time on 29 August 2026, a 17‑year‑old driver fleeing New Hampshire State Police crashed through the perimeter fence of Portsmouth International Airport (PSM), striking a Kubota ground‑support tractor and then a parked PlaneSense Pilatus PC‑12.
PlaneSense confirmed the PC‑12 was at its headquarters awaiting routine maintenance; the aircraft suffered a severed left wing and collapsed landing gear, but no employees were injured and flight operations continued unaffected.
The driver, identified as Wyatt Seely of Rochester, was taken into custody and charged with aggravated DWI, reckless driving, disobeying an officer and conduct after an accident; he is scheduled to appear in Portsmouth District Court on 9 September.
