What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 04/19/07 at approximately 0910 EDT, the aircraft crashed into a heavily wooded area approximately one mile out while on approach to runway 13 at Danville regional airport (dan), Danville, Virginia. The aircraft had taken off at approximately 0730 EDT from finleyville airpark (G05), finleyville, pennslvania with an IFR flight plan filed to myrtle beach int'l (kmyr). After reviewing all evidence and listening to the air traffic control (ATC) audio tapes, the pilot tells ATC that there is a medical emergency onboard and later is heard to say that he is wrestling with the passenger who was diabetic and on an insulin pump.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 04/19/07 AT APPROXIMATELY 0910 EDT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OUT WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 AT DANVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (DAN), DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 EDT FROM FINLEYVILLE AIRPARK (G05), FINLEYVILLE, PENNSLVANIA WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED TO MYRTLE BEACH INT'L (KMYR). AFTER REVIEWING ALL EVIDENCE AND LISTENING TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AUDIO TAPES, THE PILOT TELLS ATC THAT THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY ONBOARD AND LATER IS HEARD TO SAY THAT HE IS WRESTLING WITH THE PASSENGER WHO WAS DIABETIC AND ON AN INSULIN PUMP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.