What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 25, 2018, about 1342 mountain daylight time (MDT), a Beech D17S single-engine airplane, N79091, impacted terrain near Santa Fe, new Mexico. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by mid continent instrument company, inc., under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Day visual meteorological conditions (vfr/vmc) prevailed for the business flight that departed perryton/ochiltree county airport (pyx), Kansas about 1150 CDT with the intended destination of albuquerque international sunport airport (abq), albuquerque, new Mexico. An FAA flight plan was not filed; however, FAA flight following was utilized by the pilot for the flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 25, 2018, ABOUT 1342 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), A BEECH D17S SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N79091, IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY MID CONTINENT INSTRUMENT COMPANY, INC., UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VFR/VMC) PREVAILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED PERRYTON/OCHILTREE COUNTY AIRPORT (PYX), KANSAS ABOUT 1150 CDT WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT AIRPORT (ABQ), ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED; HOWEVER, FAA FLIGHT FOLLOWING WAS UTILIZED BY THE PILOT FOR THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.