What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 05/27/2013 at approximately 17:58 EDT aircraft N4489F, a Piper PA-32R-300, was destroyed following a collision with terrain. The pilot made an attempt to land at middle Georgia regional airport (mcn) after reporting a slight loss of oil pressure. The pilot shortly there after reported that his engine had quit and that he was not going to make mcn and requested to land at warner robins air force base (wrb). The aircraft impacted the terrain .8 miles northeast of runway 15 at wrb. The pilot, an ATP, and the passenger, a private pilot, both were fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON 05/27/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:58 EDT AIRCRAFT N4489F, A PIPER PA-32R-300, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. THE PILOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (MCN) AFTER REPORTING A SLIGHT LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT SHORTLY THERE AFTER REPORTED THAT HIS ENGINE HAD QUIT AND THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE MCN AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT WARNER ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE (WRB). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN .8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUNWAY 15 AT WRB. THE PILOT, AN ATP, AND THE PASSENGER, A PRIVATE PILOT, BOTH 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.