What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 1/11/01, at 1600 CST, a DHC-6-300, N824ED, owned by twin otter LLC, 45W. Watkins mill road, gaithersburg, MD. Was involved in an off-field landing after a double engine failure during an ILS approach to Fort Worth Meacham Airport. Teh aircraft was in IMC on an IFR flight plan during the ILS approach when the flame outs occurred. ATC attempted to vector the airplane off the ILS approach to the nearest airport, but the a/c was unable to reach it. VFR conditions prevailed at the Fort Worth Meacham Airport (ceiling 1100 feet and visibility greater than 3 miles) the a/c was substantially damaged and the crew was not injured. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The flight originated at alexandria, Louisiana (aex) on 1/11/01 at 1310 CST.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 1/11/01, AT 1600 CST, A DHC-6-300, N824ED, OWNED BY TWIN OTTER LLC, 45W. WATKINS MILL ROAD, GAITHERSBURG, MD. WAS INVOLVED IN AN OFF-FIELD LANDING AFTER A DOUBLE ENGINE FAILURE DURING AN ILS APPROACH TO FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT. TEH AIRCRAFT WAS IN IMC ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN DURING THE ILS APPROACH WHEN THE FLAME OUTS OCCURRED. ATC ATTEMPTED TO VECTOR THE AIRPLANE OFF THE ILS APPROACH TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, BUT THE A/C WAS UNABLE TO REACH IT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE FORT WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT (CEILING 1100 FEET AND VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 3 MILES) THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CREW WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA (AEX) ON 1/11/01 AT 1310 CST.
NTSB investigation
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