What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 23, 2010 at 1850 central standard time, a Smith Aerostar 601P, N222AQ departed runway 09 at Aurora Airport (arr), in Sugar Grove Illinois, on an IFR flight plan to rocky mountain metropolitan airport (bjc), in denver Colorado. After departure the pilot was issued a left turn to a heading of 270 and was instructed to contact departure control. The pilot contacted departure control and reported that he was leaving 1,300 feet and climbing to 3,000 feet, air traffic then cleared him to 4,000 feet. The pilot acknowleged the clearance and there was no further contact. At 1852 central standard time the aircraft impacted the ground and a residence, fatally injuring the pilot and one passenger. Four occupants in the residence were not injured and the residence sustained some damage from impact and fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 23, 2010 AT 1850 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A SMITH AEROSTAR 601P, N222AQ DEPARTED RUNWAY 09 AT AURORA AIRPORT (ARR), IN SUGAR GROVE ILLINOIS, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (BJC), IN DENVER COLORADO. AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT WAS ISSUED A LEFT TURN TO A HEADING OF 270 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT DEPARTURE CONTROL. THE PILOT CONTACTED DEPARTURE CONTROL AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS LEAVING 1,300 FEET AND CLIMBING TO 3,000 FEET, AIR TRAFFIC THEN CLEARED HIM TO 4,000 FEET. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEGED THE CLEARANCE AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT. AT 1852 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A RESIDENCE, FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE RESIDENCE WERE NOT INJURED AND THE RESIDENCE SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE FROM IMPACT AND FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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