What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 08/15/2001 at approximately 0942 hours a commander 114-114B, N994JT, crashed into a wooded area by snowmass village, CO. The aircraft sustained substantial damage due to the fire that consumed most of the aircraft. The two occupants sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns and are still in critical but stable condition. At this time neither person can communicate because they are semi-comatose and are on life support systems. The NTSB and the FAA are on hold in this investigation until the recovery of the only two eyewitnesses, who can then issue statements. No corrective action can be determined at this time in the investigation and will be addressed in the amended submittal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 08/15/2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 0942 HOURS A COMMANDER 114-114B, N994JT, CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA BY SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE FIRE THAT CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS AND ARE STILL IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION. AT THIS TIME NEITHER PERSON CAN COMMUNICATE BECAUSE THEY ARE SEMI-COMATOSE AND ARE ON LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. THE NTSB AND THE FAA ARE ON HOLD IN THIS INVESTIGATION UNTIL THE RECOVERY OF THE ONLY TWO EYEWITNESSES, WHO CAN THEN ISSUE STATEMENTS. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION CAN BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME IN THE INVESTIGATION AND WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE AMENDED SUBMITTAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.