What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 3, 2007, at 1100 mountain daylight time (MDT), an Aviat husky, N246AM, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted made a forced landing in the elkhorn mountains while on a training flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the certificated flight instructor and private pilot were seriously injured. The flight originated at townsend, MT, on June 3, 2007, at 1000 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2007, AT 1100 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), AN AVIAT HUSKY, N246AM, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE ELKHORN MOUNTAINS WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TOWNSEND, MT, ON JUNE 3, 2007, AT 1000 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.