What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 22, 2018, at 1939 eastern standard time, a Cessna 441 conquest ii airplane, N771XW, impacted terrain following a loss of control in Rossville, Indiana. The airline transport rated pilot and two passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by ponderosa aviation LLC under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a business flight. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operating on an instrument flight plan. The flight originated from the eagle creek airpark (eye), indianapolis, Indiana, about 1920, with an intended destination of the green bay austin straubel international airport (grb), green bay, Wisconsin.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 22, 2018, AT 1939 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 441 CONQUEST II AIRPLANE, N771XW, IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL IN ROSSVILLE, INDIANA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY PONDEROSA AVIATION LLC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATING ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (EYE), INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ABOUT 1920, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE GREEN BAY AUSTIN STRAUBEL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GRB), GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.