What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 3, 2012, at approximately 1347 pacific daylight time (PDT) (2047Z), N14447, a Lockheed P-2V-7, operated by neptune aviation (cilg), crashed in mountainous terrain, approximately 20 nautical miles north-northwest of Modena, Utah. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. On board were the two pilots; both received fatal injuries. There were no ground injuries. The post crash fire consumed the forest and underbrush within an area of approximately 10 acres and merged with the active fire being fought in the area at the time. Weather at the time of the crash was VMC with light winds from the southwest.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 3, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1347 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT) (2047Z), N14447, A LOCKHEED P-2V-7, OPERATED BY NEPTUNE AVIATION (CILG), CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, APPROXIMATELY 20 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF MODENA, UTAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POST CRASH FIRE. ON BOARD WERE THE TWO PILOTS; BOTH RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES. THE POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE FOREST AND UNDERBRUSH WITHIN AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES AND MERGED WITH THE ACTIVE FIRE BEING FOUGHT IN THE AREA AT THE TIME. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
NTSB investigation
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