What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 26, 2019, about 1810 mountain daylight time, a Grumman AA-5A airplane, N9774U, was destroyed when it crashed in mountainous terrain near Cowles, new Mexico. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated by western air flight academy and registered to American aircraft brokers LLC as a personal flight, conducted under the provision of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the cross-county flight, which departed santa fe municipal airport (saf), santa fe, new Mexico at 1745 and was destined for broomfield, Colorado.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2019, ABOUT 1810 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AA-5A AIRPLANE, N9774U, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR COWLES, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY WESTERN AIR FLIGHT ACADEMY AND REGISTERED TO AMERICAN AIRCRAFT BROKERS LLC AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTY FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED SANTA FE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SAF), SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO AT 1745 AND WAS DESTINED FOR BROOMFIELD, COLORADO.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.