What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 22,2009, at approximately 1430 mountain daylight time (MDT) a Pilatus PC-12/45, N128CM, registered to eagle cap leasing, inc., enterprise, Oregon, was destroyed after crashing into a catholic cemetary about 1/2 mile west of the Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, Montana, runway 33 centerline. The pilot and 13 passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight that originated at the nut tree airport (ove), oroville, California, and was on an instrument flight rules flight plan originally intended to terminate at the bozeman, Montana airport (bzm) the flight was conducted under the provision of 14 CFR part 91 as a pleasure flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 22,2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT) A PILATUS PC-12/45, N128CM, REGISTERED TO EAGLE CAP LEASING, INC., ENTERPRISE, OREGON, WAS DESTROYED AFTER CRASHING INTO A CATHOLIC CEMETARY ABOUT 1/2 MILE WEST OF THE BERT MOONEY AIRPORT, BUTTE, MONTANA, RUNWAY 33 CENTERLINE. THE PILOT AND 13 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT THE NUT TREE AIRPORT (OVE), OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA, AND WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO TERMINATE AT THE BOZEMAN, MONTANA AIRPORT (BZM) THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.