haughtney 1 - I think that you would be surprised at how well a PC12 glides. It staggered me when I did my training in it.
Oh - PJ you missed the one off the Russian coast near Sakhalin Island.
But if you have a read of the accident reports, it could hardly be put fairly and squarely on the feet of the PT6/PC12 design.
Think about the number of major accidents (usually Vmca related) are caused by taking off in a Kingair (FAR23) and having it go silent at an awkward moment? And there's twice the chance....