What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 14, 1009, at approximately 0200 mountain standard time (MST) (0900Z), N5793P, an aerospatiale AS350BA, owned and operated by mountain lifeflight, inc., crashed near Doyle, California, approximately 27 miles northwest of reno, Nevada. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. On board were the pilot, a flight nurse, and a paramedic; all received fatal injuries. There were no ground injuries and no ground damage was reported. Weather at the time of the crash was visual meteorological conditions below a broken cloud deck at approximately 10,000 feet MSL, with the moon not yet above the horizon.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 14, 1009, AT APPROXIMATELY 0200 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST) (0900Z), N5793P, AN AEROSPATIALE AS350BA, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MOUNTAIN LIFEFLIGHT, INC., CRASHED NEAR DOYLE, CALIFORNIA, APPROXIMATELY 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF RENO, NEVADA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST CRASH FIRE. ON BOARD WERE THE PILOT, A FLIGHT NURSE, AND A PARAMEDIC; ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES AND NO GROUND DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BELOW A BROKEN CLOUD DECK AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET MSL, WITH THE MOON NOT YET ABOVE THE HORIZON.
NTSB investigation
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