What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
October 29, 2018, N910S departed saginaw, mi at 0845 EDT and landed at the ironwood, mi airport at approximately 1200 CDT. The pilot in control received 125 gallons of jet a fuel and departed. The aircraft was on a routine aerial gas and oil pipeline patrol. At approximately 1330 CDT, company working on the ground within the pipeline right away witnessed the aircraft as it passed over to from east to west. The crew observed no anomalies as the aircraft continued in a west direction. At approximately three miles west of the ground crew, the aircraft entered the trees 150 yards to the north of the pipeline at a 32-degree nose down angle. The aircraft was laying in a north direction perpendicular to the pipeline.
As the FAA filed it
OCTOBER 29, 2018, N910S DEPARTED SAGINAW, MI AT 0845 EDT AND LANDED AT THE IRONWOOD, MI AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT. THE PILOT IN CONTROL RECEIVED 125 GALLONS OF JET A FUEL AND DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A ROUTINE AERIAL GAS AND OIL PIPELINE PATROL. AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 CDT, COMPANY WORKING ON THE GROUND WITHIN THE PIPELINE RIGHT AWAY WITNESSED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT PASSED OVER TO FROM EAST TO WEST. THE CREW OBSERVED NO ANOMALIES AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A WEST DIRECTION. AT APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF THE GROUND CREW, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TREES 150 YARDS TO THE NORTH OF THE PIPELINE AT A 32-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAYING IN A NORTH DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE PIPELINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.