What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 28, 2008, at approximately 1422 local time, N212HB departed North Las Vegas Airport (vgt) northwest bound. N212HB subsequently advised vgt tower of an emergency and returned toward vgt. Approximately 10 minutes after takeoff N212HB, unable to make vgt, initiated an emergency landing attempt, short of runway 7 at vgt, in a populated neighborhood. According to witness reports, N212HB had smoke and fire coming from the right engine. N212HB hit some power lines and crashed between two houses on jones boulevard. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was fatality injured. Extensive damage was done to one of the houses with 5 people inside during the crash all escaped and one was sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 28, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1422 LOCAL TIME, N212HB DEPARTED NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) NORTHWEST BOUND. N212HB SUBSEQUENTLY ADVISED VGT TOWER OF AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TOWARD VGT. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF N212HB, UNABLE TO MAKE VGT, INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT, SHORT OF RUNWAY 7 AT VGT, IN A POPULATED NEIGHBORHOOD. ACCORDING TO WITNESS REPORTS, N212HB HAD SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. N212HB HIT SOME POWER LINES AND CRASHED BETWEEN TWO HOUSES ON JONES BOULEVARD. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALITY INJURED. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ONE OF THE HOUSES WITH 5 PEOPLE INSIDE DURING THE CRASH ALL ESCAPED AND ONE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.