What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) This Piper single engine aircraft collided with power lines and a power pole a mile east of the approach end of runway 21L at Boulder City, NV (61B). The aircraft, owned by the pilot, was destroyed in the collision and post crash fire. The instrument rated pilot and his sole (right front seat) passenger were killed. VMC conditions prevailed, and there was no wind. A helicopter pilot observed the Piper arriving in a non-standard left hand pattern. As the aircraft aligned with the runway, the witness said the aircraft appeared very low, with no landing light on. A moment later he observed an electrical flash and explosion. The aircraft contacted the power lines and the pole slightly below the top of the pole, at approximately 63' AGL. An NTSB investigator and the FAA iic were on the scene approximately two hours after the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS PIPER SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES AND A POWER POLE A MILE EAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21L AT BOULDER CITY, NV (61B). THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED IN THE COLLISION AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND HIS SOLE (RIGHT FRONT SEAT) PASSENGER WERE KILLED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND THERE WAS NO WIND. A HELICOPTER PILOT OBSERVED THE PIPER ARRIVING IN A NON-STANDARD LEFT HAND PATTERN. AS THE AIRCRAFT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY, THE WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED VERY LOW, WITH NO LANDING LIGHT ON. A MOMENT LATER HE OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL FLASH AND EXPLOSION. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE POWER LINES AND THE POLE SLIGHTLY BELOW THE TOP OF THE POLE, AT APPROXIMATELY 63' AGL. AN NTSB INVESTIGATOR AND THE FAA IIC WERE ON THE SCENE APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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