What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 25, 2000, at 1215 local time, a messerschmitt-boelkow-glohn BK117-A3, serial number 7088, N428MB, registered to rocky mountain holdings LLC, collided with an am radio transmitter tower in St Petersburg, Florida, 33702, while on a repositioning CFR 14 part 135 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. VFR flight plan was not filed, dispatch at bayfront hospital flight followed the aircraft. The aircraft was destroyed and the PIC, and 2 passengers (paramedic and flight nurse) were fatalities. The flight originated at bayfront medical center in St Petersburg, Florida on April 25, 2000, at 1212 local time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2000, AT 1215 LOCAL TIME, A MESSERSCHMITT-BOELKOW-GLOHN BK117-A3, SERIAL NUMBER 7088, N428MB, REGISTERED TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOLDINGS LLC, COLLIDED WITH AN AM RADIO TRANSMITTER TOWER IN ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, 33702, WHILE ON A REPOSITIONING CFR 14 PART 135 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED, DISPATCH AT BAYFRONT HOSPITAL FLIGHT FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PIC, AND 2 PASSENGERS (PARAMEDIC AND FLIGHT NURSE) WERE FATALITIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER IN ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA ON APRIL 25, 2000, AT 1212 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.