What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 24, 2007, about 1405 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped de haviland DHC-2 airplane, N995WA, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous tree-covered terrain, about 40 miles northeast of Ketchikan, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) on-demand air tour flight under title 14, CFR part 135, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by venture travel LLC, dba taquan air service of Ketchikan. The airline transport pilot and the four passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) were reported in the area at the time of the accident. The flight departed Ketchikan about 1319, for a tour through the misty fjords national monument. A company VFR flight plan was in effect.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 24, 2007, ABOUT 1405 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT-EQUIPPED DE HAVILAND DHC-2 AIRPLANE, N995WA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TREE-COVERED TERRAIN, ABOUT 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF KETCHIKAN, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) ON-DEMAND AIR TOUR FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 135, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY VENTURE TRAVEL LLC, DBA TAQUAN AIR SERVICE OF KETCHIKAN. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KETCHIKAN ABOUT 1319, FOR A TOUR THROUGH THE MISTY FJORDS NATIONAL MONUMENT. A COMPANY VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS IN EFFECT.
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