What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 3, 2009, at 0940 MDT, the right-hand wing of an amateur-built fisher dakota hawk, registered as N359JM to privacy data omitted of bozeman, Montana, collided with a pine tree while attempting to make an emergency landing in a field 5 miles southwest of Belgrade, Montana, while on a personal flights. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated private pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated at Belgrade, Montana, on October 3, 2009, at 0930 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, AT 0940 MDT, THE RIGHT-HAND WING OF AN AMATEUR-BUILT FISHER DAKOTA HAWK, REGISTERED AS N359JM TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, COLLIDED WITH A PINE TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BELGRADE, MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BELGRADE, MONTANA, ON OCTOBER 3, 2009, AT 0930 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.