What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
November 13, 2015, at 1657 local time, Robinson R-44-II aircraft bearing registration number N449MC, registered to concho aviation, LLC, impacted terrain and struck two trees on a private ranch. The location of accident was 16.15 NM bearing 171 degrees south of the Alpine-casparis municipal airport (E38). The aircraft was being operated as a commercial animal wildlife survey flight. No flight plan was filed for the part 91 flight and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and front seat passenger were seriously injured. The two rear seat passengers sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from a private ranch on November 13, 2015, at 1512 local time.
As the FAA filed it
NOVEMBER 13, 2015, AT 1657 LOCAL TIME, ROBINSON R-44-II AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N449MC, REGISTERED TO CONCHO AVIATION, LLC, IMPACTED TERRAIN AND STRUCK TWO TREES ON A PRIVATE RANCH. THE LOCATION OF ACCIDENT WAS 16.15 NM BEARING 171 DEGREES SOUTH OF THE ALPINE-CASPARIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E38). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A COMMERCIAL ANIMAL WILDLIFE SURVEY FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 91 FLIGHT AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE TWO REAR SEAT PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE RANCH ON NOVEMBER 13, 2015, AT 1512 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.