What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 10:25, July 14, 2009, N701BX, a zenair 701 experimental amateur built aircraft crashed after departing kalmbach lake near wasilla, Alaska. The aircraft owner, Mr. Paul j. reinders and FAA inspector, Mr. Robert d. whitesell, the only occupants, departed southwest from kalmbach lake and crashed shortly after take off during the initial climb phase. The aircraft was destroyed in the post crash fire. The two occupants received fatal injuries. The aircraft, a zenair 701, N701BX is registered to paul j. reinders in wasilla, Alaska. There is no known flight plan and the weather for the wasilla airport area was 2500 overcast with 10 miles visibility. According to records, paul j. reinders, certificate number 1404830, was the holder of an airline transport pilot certificate and a flight instructor's certificate. The FAA inspector onboard N701BX, Mr. Robert d. whitesell was on the job performing a flight check according to sources from his home office. Airmen records in spas also indicate that robert d. whitesell, certificate number 2042815, was the holder of an airline transport pilot certificate and a flight instructor's certificate. Current issues: Mr. Paul j. reinders and Mr. Robert d. whitesell were killed at the time of the accident, and the wasilla coroner's office is working for confirmation. The aircraft wreckage was collected and taken to a storage facility by privacy data omitted, of privacy data omitted. NTSB and FAA investigations are ongoing at this time. privacy data omitted Of the NTSB has plans to reconstruct the remaining parts of aircraft in hopes of better determining the cause of the crash.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 10:25, JULY 14, 2009, N701BX, A ZENAIR 701 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER DEPARTING KALMBACH LAKE NEAR WASILLA, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, MR. PAUL J. REINDERS AND FAA INSPECTOR, MR. ROBERT D. WHITESELL, THE ONLY OCCUPANTS, DEPARTED SOUTHWEST FROM KALMBACH LAKE AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.THE AIRCRAFT, A ZENAIR 701, N701BX IS REGISTERED TO PAUL J. REINDERS IN WASILLA, ALASKA. THERE IS NO KNOWN FLIGHT PLAN AND THE WEATHER FOR THE WASILLA AIRPORT AREA WAS 2500 OVERCAST WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. ACCORDING TO RECORDS, PAUL J. REINDERS, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 1404830, WAS THE HOLDER OF AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S CERTIFICATE. THE FAA INSPECTOR ONBOARD N701BX, MR. ROBERT D. WHITESELL WAS ON THE JOB PERFORMING A FLIGHT CHECK ACCORDING TO SOURCES FROM HIS HOME OFFICE. AIRMEN RECORDS IN SPAS ALSO INDICATE THAT ROBERT D. WHITESELL, CERTIFICATE NUMBER 2042815, WAS THE HOLDER OF AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S CERTIFICATE. CURRENT ISSUES: MR. PAUL J. REINDERS AND MR. ROBERT D. WHITESELL WERE KILLED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE WASILLA CORONER'S OFFICE IS WORKING FOR CONFIRMATION. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS COLLECTED AND TAKEN TO A STORAGE FACILITY BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NTSB AND FAA INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING AT THIS TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE NTSB HAS PLANS TO RECONSTRUCT THE REMAINING PARTS OF AIRCRAFT IN HOPES OF BETTER DETERMINING THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.