What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 13, 2007 N1811Q impacted a dense stand of trees about 1 1/2 mile nw of the approach end of runway 10 at bayview-Skagit Regional Airport (bvs), Burlington, WA. The private pilot & his 2 passengers received fatal injuries, and the aircraft, which was registered to textana, inc., was destroyed by the impact/post-crash fire. The 14 CFR 91 personal flight departed from havre, mt approximately 4 hours prior to the accident, was on an IFR flight plan. The pilot was attempting a GPS approach to runway 10 at bvs. He had already attempted one approach, but had executed a missed approach procedure and was attempting a second approach. The weather during the second approach was reported a 100 foot overcast ceiling, visibility was less than 1/4 mile, and the temperature/dew point was zero degrees (12 degrees/12 degrees celsius).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 N1811Q IMPACTED A DENSE STAND OF TREES ABOUT 1 1/2 MILE NW OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 10 AT BAYVIEW-SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT (BVS), BURLINGTON, WA. THE PRIVATE PILOT & HIS 2 PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS REGISTERED TO TEXTANA, INC., WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT/POST-CRASH FIRE. THE 14 CFR 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM HAVRE, MT APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 AT BVS. HE HAD ALREADY ATTEMPTED ONE APPROACH, BUT HAD EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE AND WAS ATTEMPTING A SECOND APPROACH. THE WEATHER DURING THE SECOND APPROACH WAS REPORTED A 100 FOOT OVERCAST CEILING, VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN 1/4 MILE, AND THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT WAS ZERO DEGREES (12 DEGREES/12 DEGREES CELSIUS).
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