What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Trouble right engine enroute. Struck large rock landing in rough terrain. Burned. Elevation accident site 11000 ft. (-23) on September 28, 1997, approximately 0745 mountain daylight time, a Beech 58, N365C, operated by cutter flying service, inc., was destroyed by impact forces and postimpact fire when it collided with terrain near mora, new Mexico. The airline transport-rated pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed for the nonscheduled domestic passenger air taxi flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 135. The flight originated at albuquerque approximately 0700.
As the FAA filed it
TROUBLE RIGHT ENGINE ENROUTE. STRUCK LARGE ROCK LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. BURNED. ELEVATION ACCIDENT SITE 11000 FT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 0745 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N365C, OPERATED BY CUTTER FLYING SERVICE, INC., WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POSTIMPACT FIRE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR MORA, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE NONSCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER AIR TAXI FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE APPROXIMATELY 0700.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.