What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft took off at 0908 MST from fnl - northern Colorado regional airport. Aircraft flew out to an area north of Drake, Colorado for an aerial photography training mission. Aircraft then left the training site heading southeast. The aircraft then made a north turn east of Drake, Colorado. Several other manuevers were made northeast of Drake Colorado before sudden impact was made with terrain. Aircraft crashed at approximately 1110 MST. 3 souls on board, 2 fatal 1 serious. Aircraft destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AT 0908 MST FROM FNL - NORTHERN COLORADO REGIONAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT FLEW OUT TO AN AREA NORTH OF DRAKE, COLORADO FOR AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING MISSION. AIRCRAFT THEN LEFT THE TRAINING SITE HEADING SOUTHEAST. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A NORTH TURN EAST OF DRAKE, COLORADO. SEVERAL OTHER MANUEVERS WERE MADE NORTHEAST OF DRAKE COLORADO BEFORE SUDDEN IMPACT WAS MADE WITH TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 MST. 3 SOULS ON BOARD, 2 FATAL 1 SERIOUS. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.