What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 31, 2014, at approximately 1315 CDT, N4957U, a Cessna 210E aircraft, registered to state of Arkansas forestry commission and operated by a commercial/instrument rated pilot, impacted terrain after striking a tree in the quachita national forest, near Glenwood, AR., while on a public use forestry fire spotting flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. An IFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 31, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 CDT, N4957U, A CESSNA 210E AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO STATE OF ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL/INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER STRIKING A TREE IN THE QUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST, NEAR GLENWOOD, AR., WHILE ON A PUBLIC USE FORESTRY FIRE SPOTTING FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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