What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 24, 2004, at 1235 eastern daylight time, a Beech 200 king air, N501RH, operated by hendrick motorsports incorporated, was destroyed when it collided with rising terrain during a missed approach to the martinsville/blue ridge airport (mtv), martinsville, Virginia. The certificated airline transport pilot, certificated commercial copilot, and eight passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the corporate/executive flight that originated from the concord regional airport (jqf), concord, north carolina, at 1156. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The purpose of the flight was to fly employees of the hendrick motorsports team and their family members to an automobile race in martinsville, Virginia.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 24, 2004, AT 1235 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 200 KING AIR, N501RH, OPERATED BY HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS INCORPORATED, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN DURING A MISSED APPROACH TO THE MARTINSVILLE/BLUE RIDGE AIRPORT (MTV), MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL COPILOT, AND EIGHT PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT (JQF), CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA, AT 1156. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FLY EMPLOYEES OF THE HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS TEAM AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO AN AUTOMOBILE RACE IN MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.