What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 5, 2002, at 1900 local time, a rockwell GA-114, N314M, was destroyed when it struck a house on approach for runway 05 into the Hot Springs, AR airport after reporting engine problems. The aircraft, flown by a private pilot, was on a 14 CFR part 91 flight to little rock, AR. N314M was on an IFR flight plan from addison, Texas to little rock, Arkansas with visual meteorological conditions, when the pilot requested to land at Hot Springs, Arkansas because of engine problems. The pilot reported Hot Springs in sight and was cleared for a visual approach, at which time he cancelled the IFR flight plan and switched to hot UNICOM. The pilot received seriousinjuries and the passenger's injuries were fatal. While there were no ground injuries involved, the house atprivacy data omitted sustained damage to several rooms. There was no post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2002, AT 1900 LOCAL TIME, A ROCKWELL GA-114, N314M, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK A HOUSE ON APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 05 INTO THE HOT SPRINGS, AR AIRPORT AFTER REPORTING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT, FLOWN BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT TO LITTLE ROCK, AR. N314M WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM ADDISON, TEXAS TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHEN THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS BECAUSE OF ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE PILOT REPORTED HOT SPRINGS IN SIGHT AND WAS CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH, AT WHICH TIME HE CANCELLED THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND SWITCHED TO HOT UNICOM. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUSINJURIES AND THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WERE FATAL. WHILE THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES INVOLVED, THE HOUSE AT^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL ROOMS. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.