What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N91038 departed on a 14 CFR 135 flight from mri to blg. The pilot was flying west along the northside of cook inlet, approx. twenty miles northwest of Anchorage. Radar track indicated N91038 was at approximately at 1000 ft. elev. At the mouth of the big susitna river. Aircraft N91038 struck aircraft N9423B at approximately the nose landing gear location. N91038 descended into the water at the mouth of the big susitna river, with no sign of survivors as reported by pilot of N9423B.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N91038 DEPARTED ON A 14 CFR 135 FLIGHT FROM MRI TO BLG. THE PILOT WAS FLYING WEST ALONG THE NORTHSIDE OF COOK INLET, APPROX. TWENTY MILES NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE. RADAR TRACK INDICATED N91038 WAS AT APPROXIMATELY AT 1000 FT. ELEV. AT THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SUSITNA RIVER. AIRCRAFT N91038 STRUCK AIRCRAFT N9423B AT APPROXIMATELY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCATION. N91038 DESCENDED INTO THE WATER AT THE MOUTH OF THE BIG SUSITNA RIVER, WITH NO SIGN OF SURVIVORS AS REPORTED BY PILOT OF N9423B.
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