What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 28, 2010, at approximately 1341 mountain standard time (MST) (2041Z), N509AM, an aerospatiale AS350BE, owned and operated by air methods corporation doing business as lifenet, Arizona, crashed in Tucson, Arizona, approximately 16 nautical miles southeast of marana regional airport, marana, Arizona (kavq). 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 moderate ground damage occurred to a residence. Weather at the time of the crash was visual meteorological conditions, wind variable at 3 knots.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 28, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1341 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST) (2041Z), N509AM, AN AEROSPATIALE AS350BE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR METHODS CORPORATION DOING BUSINESS AS LIFENET, ARIZONA, CRASHED IN TUCSON, ARIZONA, APPROXIMATELY 16 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, MARANA, ARIZONA (KAVQ). 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 MODERATE GROUND DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A RESIDENCE. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WIND VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.