What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 8, 2003, approximately 1825 central daylight savings time, a twin commander 680FL, twin-engine airplane, N680WS, registered to war eagle aviation LLC., of wilminton, Delaware, and operated by community first bank of Harrison, Arkansas, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of power to both engines while on final approach to land on runway 18 at Boone County Airport (hro), near Harrison, Arkansas. Both the private pilot and a pilot rated passenger sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross country flight originated from the springdale municipal airport (asg), springdale, Arkansas at 1745.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1825 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A TWIN COMMANDER 680FL, TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N680WS, REGISTERED TO WAR EAGLE AVIATION LLC., OF WILMINTON, DELAWARE, AND OPERATED BY COMMUNITY FIRST BANK OF HARRISON, ARKANSAS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER TO BOTH ENGINES WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 AT BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT (HRO), NEAR HARRISON, ARKANSAS. BOTH THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A PILOT RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ASG), SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS AT 1745.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.