What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crashed in a mountain pass, tops obscured rain and fog in area. VFR in area not advised. (.4) the pilot, who was providing volunteer pilot services, was familiar with terrain and meteorological conditions in the geographic vicinity of the accident. He fueled the aircraft the evening before the flight, received a weather briefing, filed a flight plan, and departed for his destination. The aircraft collided with terrain about 28 miles north of the departure point. According to search and rescue personnel, the weather in the area at the time of the search was marginal, with mountain obscuration, and low ceilings and reduced visibility.
As the FAA filed it
CRASHED IN A MOUNTAIN PASS, TOPS OBSCURED RAIN AND FOG IN AREA. VFR IN AREA NOT ADVISED. (.4) THE PILOT, WHO WAS PROVIDING VOLUNTEER PILOT SERVICES, WAS FAMILIAR WITH TERRAIN AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE GEOGRAPHIC VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT. HE FUELED THE AIRCRAFT THE EVENING BEFORE THE FLIGHT, RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING, FILED A FLIGHT PLAN, AND DEPARTED FOR HIS DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 28 MILES NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE POINT. ACCORDING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL, THE WEATHER IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE SEARCH WAS MARGINAL, WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION, AND LOW CEILINGS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.