What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On March 22, 2001, at 1517 MST, a vangilder christen eagle ii, N5JV, was destroyed following impact with terrain near Ogden, Utah. The airline transport pilot and his commercial certificated student were both fatally injured. The airplane was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight that originated at 1448. No flight plan had been filed. According to a witness, the airplane departed runway 34 and flew westbound. Approx. 1 hour later, an emergency locator transmission (ELT) signal was received and a search was initiated. The airplane was located approx. 1 hour later. (-23)on March 22, 2001 at approx. 1825 MDT, the roc notified the roc notifed the FAA that a/c N5JV had not returned from a flight. The roc called back at approx. 2130 and reported that the a/c had crashed under unknown circumstances north west of the Ogden, Utah Hinckley airport and the a/c was destroyed. The ATP and his commercial certificated student were both fatally injured. Denver NTSB jim struhsaker and the slc FSDO were on scene at 1330 on 3/23/01, the a/c was resting on its right side, the wreckage was in tack with the exception that the weber county search and rescue had removed the lower left wing from the fuselage in order to remove the back seat occupant. The flight controls appeared to have continuity. The a/c crashed nose down, there was an abundant amount of fuel in the area where the engine came to rest. The a/c was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. Hill airforce base radar indicated the flight lasted for 29 minutes from the time of departure until the crash. The a/c departed Ogden airport at 1448 and crashed 1517.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 22, 2001, AT 1517 MST, A VANGILDER CHRISTEN EAGLE II, N5JV, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR OGDEN, UTAH. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED STUDENT WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT 1448. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 AND FLEW WESTBOUND. APPROX. 1 HOUR LATER, AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMISSION (ELT) SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED AND A SEARCH WAS INITIATED. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED APPROX. 1 HOUR LATER. (-23)ON MARCH 22, 2001 AT APPROX. 1825 MDT, THE ROC NOTIFIED THE ROC NOTIFED THE FAA THAT A/C N5JV HAD NOT RETURNED FROM A FLIGHT. THE ROC CALLED BACK AT APPROX. 2130 AND REPORTED THAT THE A/C HAD CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NORTH WEST OF THE OGDEN, UTAH HINCKLEY AIRPORT AND THE A/C WAS DESTROYED. THE ATP AND HIS COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED STUDENT WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. DENVER NTSB JIM STRUHSAKER AND THE SLC FSDO WERE ON SCENE AT 1330 ON 3/23/01, THE A/C WAS RESTING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, THE WRECKAGE WAS IN TACK WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT THE WEBER COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE HAD REMOVED THE LOWER LEFT WING FROM THE FUSELAGE IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE BACK SEAT OCCUPANT. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS APPEARED TO HAVE CONTINUITY. THE A/C CRASHED NOSE DOWN, THERE WAS AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE AREA WHERE THE ENGINE CAME TO REST. THE A/C WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT. HILL AIRFORCE BASE RADAR INDICATED THE FLIGHT LASTED FOR 29 MINUTES FROM THE TIME OF DEPARTURE UNTIL THE CRASH. THE A/C DEPARTED OGDEN AIRPORT AT 1448 AND CRASHED 1517.
NTSB investigation
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