What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 6, 2013, at 1100 mountain time, a Cessna 182C, N8721T, registration pending, collided with terrain 27 miles northwest of circle, Montana. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was operated by a private pilot as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The aircraft departed a ranch strip located 10 miles east of lustre, Montana, at 1030 mountain time in visual meteorological conditions and was destined for a private strip near acton, Montana. No flight plan was filed or weather briefing obtained. There were no witnesses to the accident, and no reports of a distress call. Examination of the wreckage revealed damage and ground scars consistent with a high energy vertical impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 6, 2013, AT 1100 MOUNTAIN TIME, A CESSNA 182C, N8721T, REGISTRATION PENDING, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF CIRCLE, MONTANA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A RANCH STRIP LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF LUSTRE, MONTANA, AT 1030 MOUNTAIN TIME IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS DESTINED FOR A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR ACTON, MONTANA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR WEATHER BRIEFING OBTAINED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, AND NO REPORTS OF A DISTRESS CALL. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED DAMAGE AND GROUND SCARS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH ENERGY VERTICAL IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.