What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On may 26, 2000, approximately 1515 MDT, a Cessna T210K, N9457M, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in cottonwood pass, near Buena Vista, CO. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured, the airplane was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91. Meteorological conditions were unknow at the accident site at the time of the accident. The cross-country personal flight originated from heffco airport (bjc), Colorado, Utah, as the destination. The FAA reprted the airplane missing at 1700 hours on may 26, search and rescue personnel located the wreckage at 0900 hours on may 27, 2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON MAY 26, 2000, APPROXIMATELY 1515 MDT, A CESSNA T210K, N9457M, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN COTTONWOOD PASS, NEAR BUENA VISTA, CO. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE UNKNOW AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HEFFCO AIRPORT (BJC), COLORADO, UTAH, AS THE DESTINATION. THE FAA REPRTED THE AIRPLANE MISSING AT 1700 HOURS ON MAY 26, SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL LOCATED THE WRECKAGE AT 0900 HOURS ON MAY 27, 2000.
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