What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 5/17/2015, at approximately 1745 local time, N4775W, a Rockwell International GA-114 piloted by privacy data omitted , joined by three passengers, departed ifp (Bullhead/Laughlin) airport on a FAR part 91 flight.
Witnesses reported seeing the airplane lose altitude after take-off and reportedly tried to make an off airport landing in the desert area contained within the big bend of the Colorado river state recreational area located south of Laughlin, NV.
The airplane impacted the ground and a fire ensued. Witnesses called 911 at approximately 1759 hours and early responders succeeded in getting three persons transported to various medical facilities. The crash survivors assisted one male passenger out of the wreckage who fell into active flames and died on scene. He was found by responders outside the fuselage, forward of the left wing of the plane.
Two of the female survivors died later on 5/20/2015.
Post crash fire consumed most of the wreckage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 5/17/2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 LOCAL TIME, N4775W, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL GA-114 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , JOINED BY THREE PASSENGERS, DEPARTED IFP (BULLHEAD/LAUGHLIN) AIRPORT ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT.
WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE LOSE ALTITUDE AFTER TAKE-OFF AND REPORTEDLY TRIED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE DESERT AREA CONTAINED WITHIN THE BIG BEND OF THE COLORADO RIVER STATE RECREATIONAL AREA LOCATED SOUTH OF LAUGHLIN, NV.
THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A FIRE ENSUED. WITNESSES CALLED 911 AT APPROXIMATELY 1759 HOURS AND EARLY RESPONDERS SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THREE PERSONS TRANSPORTED TO VARIOUS MEDICAL FACILITIES. THE CRASH SURVIVORS ASSISTED ONE MALE PASSENGER OUT OF THE WRECKAGE WHO FELL INTO ACTIVE FLAMES AND DIED ON SCENE. HE WAS FOUND BY RESPONDERS OUTSIDE THE FUSELAGE, FORWARD OF THE LEFT WING OF THE PLANE.
TWO OF THE FEMALE SURVIVORS DIED LATER ON 5/20/2015.
POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.