What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 29, 2004 at 1030 MST, a Piper PA-31P, N573B registered to the pilot privacy data omitted crashed 1 1/2 miles south of runway 24 while attempting to land at Gallup, NM, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time when the deviation from the IFR flight plan was given for a visual approach at Gallup municipal airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at glendale, AZ on December 29, 2004.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 29, 2004 AT 1030 MST, A PIPER PA-31P, N573B REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF RUNWAY 24 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GALLUP, NM, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WHEN THE DEVIATION FROM THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS GIVEN FOR A VISUAL APPROACH AT GALLUP MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GLENDALE, AZ ON DECEMBER 29, 2004.
NTSB investigation
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