What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 4, 2017, N500KR, originated from the kissimmee gateway airport (kism), orlando, Florida to chicago/Rockford international airport (krfd), Rockford, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions (VFR) prevailed in the area about the time of the accident, and the pilot requested a local instrument flight rules clearance (IFR) near krfd. The pilot requested priority handling due to a fuel transfer pump failure 4.3 miles west of hinckley, Illinois. The pilot reported an engine failure on downwind and shortly after N500KR impacted terrain just short of runway 25 at krfd. The pilot and one passenger sustained serious injuries and two passengers sustained minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial fuselage damage during the impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 4, 2017, N500KR, ORIGINATED FROM THE KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT (KISM), ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KRFD), ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VFR) PREVAILED IN THE AREA ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE PILOT REQUESTED A LOCAL INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES CLEARANCE (IFR) NEAR KRFD. THE PILOT REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO A FUEL TRANSFER PUMP FAILURE 4.3 MILES WEST OF HINCKLEY, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE ON DOWNWIND AND SHORTLY AFTER N500KR IMPACTED TERRAIN JUST SHORT OF RUNWAY 25 AT KRFD. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FUSELAGE DAMAGE DURING THE IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.