What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft was on GPS appraoch to the arpt when it crashed under unknown circumstances. The 2 POB suffered fatal injuries. The acft was destroyed. (-23)on January 29, 1999, approximately 1630 CST, a Beech 95-B55 multi-engine airplane, N206LH,was destroyed upon impact with mountainous terrain, 4 nautical miles southeast of pearcy, Arkansas. The instrument rated commerical pilot and sole passenger sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was owned and operated by hi tech enginering, inc. of Hot Springs, AR. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed for the title 14 CFR part 91 business cross country flight. Two witnesses located near trap mountain, near the accident site, reported that about 1630 they heard a small aircraft coming from the southwest of their farm, heading toward them. The witnesses could not see the top of that mountain at that time. The aircraft wreckage was located the following morning about 1120, approximately 9 nautical miles southwest of Hot Springs airport. The aircraft was consumed by a post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ON GPS APPRAOCH TO THE ARPT WHEN IT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23)ON JANUARY 29, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, A BEECH 95-B55 MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N206LH,WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, 4 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEARCY, ARKANSAS. THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERICAL PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HI TECH ENGINERING, INC. OF HOT SPRINGS, AR. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. TWO WITNESSES LOCATED NEAR TRAP MOUNTAIN, NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT ABOUT 1630 THEY HEARD A SMALL AIRCRAFT COMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST OF THEIR FARM, HEADING TOWARD THEM. THE WITNESSES COULD NOT SEE THE TOP OF THAT MOUNTAIN AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED THE FOLLOWING MORNING ABOUT 1120, APPROXIMATELY 9 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.