What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 03/27/2014, at 0135 local, N497E was dispatched on a medivac flight from bakersfield, CA, to lancaster, CA, by the kern county sheriff's department. While transitioning through the Tehachapi valley, N497E entered IFR conditions and lost visual contact with California highway 58. N497E impacted hard into highway 58, bouncing back into the air. N497E was then flown from the incident location to Tehachapi Municipal Airport (tsp).
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/27/2014, AT 0135 LOCAL, N497E WAS DISPATCHED ON A MEDIVAC FLIGHT FROM BAKERSFIELD, CA, TO LANCASTER, CA, BY THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WHILE TRANSITIONING THROUGH THE TEHACHAPI VALLEY, N497E ENTERED IFR CONDITIONS AND LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 58. N497E IMPACTED HARD INTO HIGHWAY 58, BOUNCING BACK INTO THE AIR. N497E WAS THEN FLOWN FROM THE INCIDENT LOCATION TO TEHACHAPI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (TSP).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.