What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/17/2010 at 07:08 CST, N8501Y departed from Amarillo, Texas, Tradewind Airport (tdw) with the intended destination of alamogordo, new Mexico (alm). On climbout the aircraft lost power and appears to have attempted a return to tdw. Witnesses stated the aircraft pulled up into a steep climb, banked to the right, and then descended from view. The aircraft impacted the side of a concrete building, destroying the aircraft. There were two souls aboard the aircraft, both of whom were fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/17/2010 AT 07:08 CST, N8501Y DEPARTED FROM AMARILLO, TEXAS, TRADEWIND AIRPORT (TDW) WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO (ALM). ON CLIMBOUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND APPEARS TO HAVE ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO TDW. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP INTO A STEEP CLIMB, BANKED TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN DESCENDED FROM VIEW. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A CONCRETE BUILDING, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE TWO SOULS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH OF WHOM WERE FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.