What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 25, 2015 a Beech S35, N193Q, sn D-7708 collided with a steel fence post while attempting to land on a gravel road parallel to highway 84 in Pagosa Springs, CO. While conducting a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight and a VFR flight plan was not on file. The aircraft was destroyed by post crash fire and both occupants received fatal injuries. The flight orginated from durango, CO (dro) enroute to Pagosa Springs, CO (pso).
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 A BEECH S35, N193Q, SN D-7708 COLLIDED WITH A STEEL FENCE POST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A GRAVEL ROAD PARALLEL TO HIGHWAY 84 IN PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO. WHILE CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT ON FILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE AND BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORGINATED FROM DURANGO, CO (DRO) ENROUTE TO PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO (PSO).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.