What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 12 February, 2009, at 1740 central standard time, a twin engine Beech 95-55A was destroyed when it collided with trees and terrain west of runway 17 at Williams Airport (9X1). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was operating under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The commercial rated pilot and passenger were fatally injured. According to witness statements the aircraft had made a normal approach from the north but never made contact with the runways. The aircraft was said to decend to 10 feet above the runway and held altitude. At the end of the runway the pilot applied power and initiated a climb. The aircraft then rolled to the right in a nose high attitude before impacted the trees west of the airport.
As the FAA filed it
ON 12 FEBRUARY, 2009, AT 1740 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A TWIN ENGINE BEECH 95-55A WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WEST OF RUNWAY 17 AT WILLIAMS AIRPORT (9X1). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS THE AIRCRAFT HAD MADE A NORMAL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH BUT NEVER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAID TO DECEND TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND HELD ALTITUDE. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND INITIATED A CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE BEFORE IMPACTED THE TREES WEST OF THE AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.