What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off from bjc to fnl utilizing a special flight permit. On decent to fnl the pilot reported engine failure and smoke in the cockpit. Approximately 45 seconds later the aircraft impacted the ground north east of runway 15. The aircraft was destroyed in post crash fire and pilot sustained fatal injuries
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BJC TO FNL UTILIZING A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. ON DECENT TO FNL THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. APPROXIMATELY 45 SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NORTH EAST OF RUNWAY 15. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN POST CRASH FIRE AND PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.