What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 11, 2021 at 0905 MST, a Cessna CE-425, N783MB privacy data omitted, lost engine power and crashed into trees approximately 9 miles north of Helena, Montana while on a part 91 business flight. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and his two passengers were seriously injured. The flight originated at faribault municipal airport, MN (fbl) and planned destination was missoula international airport, Montana (mso).
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 11, 2021 AT 0905 MST, A CESSNA CE-425, N783MB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES NORTH OF HELENA, MONTANA WHILE ON A PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FARIBAULT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MN (FBL) AND PLANNED DESTINATION WAS MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MONTANA (MSO).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.