What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 28, 2011, at approximately 2250 central standard time (CST) (0550Z), N59773, Piper PA-31-350 chieftain, owned and operated by trans north aviation, ltd., crashed in Riverwoods, Illinois, approximately 3 nautical miles northeast of Chicago Executive Airport (pwk). The aircraft was substantially damaged by impact forces. On board were the pilot, a pilot-rated passenger, a flight nurse, a patient and his wife. The pilot, the patient and his wife all received fatal injuries. The pilot-rated passenger and the flight nurse received non-life-threatening, serious injuries. There were no ground injuries or significant ground damage. Weather at the time of the crash was night visual meteorological conditions, wind from the north at 9 knots. Dupage FSDO investigating circumstances for possible certificate actions.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 28, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 2250 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST) (0550Z), N59773, PIPER PA-31-350 CHIEFTAIN, OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRANS NORTH AVIATION, LTD., CRASHED IN RIVERWOODS, ILLINOIS, APPROXIMATELY 3 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (PWK). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT FORCES. ON BOARD WERE THE PILOT, A PILOT-RATED PASSENGER, A FLIGHT NURSE, A PATIENT AND HIS WIFE. THE PILOT, THE PATIENT AND HIS WIFE ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER AND THE FLIGHT NURSE RECEIVED NON-LIFE-THREATENING, SERIOUS INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES OR SIGNIFICANT GROUND DAMAGE. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WIND FROM THE NORTH AT 9 KNOTS.DUPAGE FSDO INVESTIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR POSSIBLE CERTIFICATE ACTIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.