What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 6th at approx 1136 MST a colombia 400 sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident in albuquerque new Mexico. The plane was on an active IFR plan from kict to kabq. The pilot was seriosly injured and later expired the passenger was fatally injured. The aircraft was operated as a part 91 flight. The aircraft left kict at approx 0922 kcst and flew at 12000 ft until its decent into abq at approx 1127. The pilot reported engine power loss and declared an emergency. At approx 5 miles north-northeast of the departure end of the runway the pilot radioed that he was looking for a place to set the aircraft down. The aircraft contacted trees during the attempted landing onto a golf course and was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground and skided into another tree. There was no fire and minimal fuel leakage from damaged fuel cells.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 6TH AT APPROX 1136 MST A COLOMBIA 400 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO. THE PLANE WAS ON AN ACTIVE IFR PLAN FROM KICT TO KABQ. THE PILOT WAS SERIOSLY INJURED AND LATER EXPIRED THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT KICT AT APPROX 0922 KCST AND FLEW AT 12000 FT UNTIL ITS DECENT INTO ABQ AT APPROX 1127. THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE POWER LOSS AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.AT APPROX 5 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING ONTO A GOLF COURSE AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SKIDED INTO ANOTHER TREE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND MINIMAL FUEL LEAKAGE FROM DAMAGED FUEL CELLS.
NTSB investigation
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