What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 8, 2005, at 0720, an Embraer Emb-110-P1 (commonly known as a bandeirante), registration N7801Q, registered to business air inc., operating as air now flight 352, crashed into a wal-mart outside lawn and garden center shortly after take-off when the aircraft experienced a left engine failure upon departure from Manchester international airport (mht), Manchester, new hampshire, while on a part 135 cargo flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the airline transport pilot suffered severe injuries to his leg. The flight originated at the mht and was enroute to bangor, Maine when it crashed on Monday, November 8, 2005 at 0720.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2005, AT 0720, AN EMBRAER EMB-110-P1 (COMMONLY KNOWN AS A BANDEIRANTE), REGISTRATION N7801Q, REGISTERED TO BUSINESS AIR INC., OPERATING AS AIR NOW FLIGHT 352, CRASHED INTO A WAL-MART OUTSIDE LAWN AND GARDEN CENTER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE UPON DEPARTURE FROM MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MHT), MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHILE ON A PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS LEG. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MHT AND WAS ENROUTE TO BANGOR, MAINE WHEN IT CRASHED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2005 AT 0720.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.