What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 1015 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182, N8771T, registered to privacy data omitted impacted the ground short of runway 32 at Carson Field Airport (MT53), Montana, shortly after takeoff during a visual flight rules FAR part 91 skydiving flight. No flight plan was filed. The flight was conducted in visual meteorological conditions. The aircraft was destroyed, and the commercial pilot and four skydiver passengers were killed. Inspection of aircraft damage is consistent with stall/spin.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182, N8771T, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 32 AT CARSON FIELD AIRPORT (MT53), MONTANA, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF DURING A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FAR PART 91 SKYDIVING FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FOUR SKYDIVER PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH STALL/SPIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N8771T · 2
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