What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On may 14, 2001, at 2322 mountain daylight time, a Beech B90, N221CH, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near San Jon, new Mexico. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated by cmh investments, inc., lowell, Arkansas, under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the night cross-country flight that originated 2 hours 19 minutes before the accident. The pilot was flying on an IFR flight plan. The albuquerque air route traffic control center (ARTCC) reported losing radar contact with the airplane at 2319. Several witnesses in the San Jon area reported seeing the airplane "fall" out of the sky. The postimpact fire consumed the airplane. (-23) on 05/14/01, approximately 2320 MDT, N221CH, a BE-90-B90 was enroute form tucson, AZ to springdale, AR, when the aircraft lost control and crash landed 2 NM south of San Jon, NM. The airman was fatally injured and the aircraft demolished. Airman was sole occupant. VMC conditions. Airman was on an IFR flight @ FL250. Airman deviated from assigned altitude +300, when he reported a problem. Next transmission, he had climbed an additional 900 ft and was inaudible on the radio. Shortly thereafter, disappeared from radar.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 14, 2001, AT 2322 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH B90, N221CH, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR SAN JON, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY CMH INVESTMENTS, INC., LOWELL, ARKANSAS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED 2 HOURS 19 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS FLYING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE ALBUQUERQUE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) REPORTED LOSING RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRPLANE AT 2319. SEVERAL WITNESSES IN THE SAN JON AREA REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE "FALL" OUT OF THE SKY. THE POSTIMPACT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ON 05/14/01, APPROXIMATELY 2320 MDT, N221CH, A BE-90-B90 WAS ENROUTE FORM TUCSON, AZ TO SPRINGDALE, AR, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND CRASH LANDED 2 NM SOUTH OF SAN JON, NM. THE AIRMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEMOLISHED. AIRMAN WAS SOLE OCCUPANT. VMC CONDITIONS. AIRMAN WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT @ FL250. AIRMAN DEVIATED FROM ASSIGNED ALTITUDE +300, WHEN HE REPORTED A PROBLEM. NEXT TRANSMISSION, HE HAD CLIMBED AN ADDITIONAL 900 FT AND WAS INAUDIBLE ON THE RADIO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.