What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 17, 2002 at 2304 CST, N277PM, a Cessna 208-B, piloted by PIC donald emmons crashed while executing a ILS approach to runway 7 at krfd. The aircraft was demolished and the pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. N277PM was operating as a CFR 135 on-demand cargo flight. (.19) on December 17, 2002, at 2251 central standard time, a Cessna 208B, N277PM, operated by planemasters as flight 1627, collided with the trees and terrain while on the ILS runway 07 approach to the Greater Rockford Airport (rfd), Rockford, Illinois. The pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The 14 CFR part 135 cargo flight was transporting cargo for united parcel service at the time of the accident. The flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane departed decatur, Illinois, at 2154. Flight 1627 was flying the ILS runway 07 approach and had been cleared to land on runway 07 when it disappeared from radar. The airplane came to rest approximately 2 miles west-southwest of rfd, just north of the localizer for runway 07. The air plane descended through the trees for a distance of approximately 300 feet prior to coming to rest. The main portion of the fuselage was located in a plowed field next to a tree line. The majority of the remainder of the wreckage was located in the wooded area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 17, 2002 AT 2304 CST, N277PM, A CESSNA 208-B, PILOTED BY PIC DONALD EMMONS CRASHED WHILE EXECUTING A ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7 AT KRFD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS FATALLY INJURED. N277PM WAS OPERATING AS A CFR 135 ON-DEMAND CARGO FLIGHT. (.19) ON DECEMBER 17, 2002, AT 2251 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B, N277PM, OPERATED BY PLANEMASTERS AS FLIGHT 1627, COLLIDED WITH THE TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE ON THE ILS RUNWAY 07 APPROACH TO THE GREATER ROCKFORD AIRPORT (RFD), ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT WAS TRANSPORTING CARGO FOR UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED DECATUR, ILLINOIS, AT 2154. FLIGHT 1627 WAS FLYING THE ILS RUNWAY 07 APPROACH AND HAD BEEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 07 WHEN IT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF RFD, JUST NORTH OF THE LOCALIZER FOR RUNWAY 07. THE AIR PLANE DESCENDED THROUGH THE TREES FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET PRIOR TO COMING TO REST. THE MAIN PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE WAS LOCATED IN A PLOWED FIELD NEXT TO A TREE LINE. THE MAJORITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN THE WOODED AREA.
NTSB investigation
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