What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 24, 2006, at 1420 MDT, a Pilatus PC-12/47, N768H, registered to jmh capital LLC, collided with terrain approximately 1.5 miles east of the Big Timber, Montana airport while on a training flight. The Pilatus crew advised that they would be attempting a simulated engine failure maneuver after takeoff. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was destroyed during the crash sequence and consumed by a post crash fire. The pilot/owner and certified flight instructor sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated at Big Timber, Montana shortly before the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2006, AT 1420 MDT, A PILATUS PC-12/47, N768H, REGISTERED TO JMH CAPITAL LLC, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE BIG TIMBER, MONTANA AIRPORT WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE PILATUS CREW ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD BE ATTEMPTING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE MANEUVER AFTER TAKEOFF. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE AND CONSUMED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT/OWNER AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BIG TIMBER, MONTANA SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.