What happened
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Crashed into the side of a mountain. (.4)the pilot and two passengers departed for a remote area on an on-demand charter flight in a float-equipped airplane. An emergency locator transmitter signal was heard in the area of the intended destination about 55 minutes after departure. The flight was reported overdue and search personnel located the wreckage at an elevation of about 2,850 feet in mountainous terrain about 2 and 1/2 hours after departure. The airplane collided with terrain below the top of a steep ridge. Search personnel reported the weather conditions in the area included low ceilings. The conditions deteriorated during subsequent rescue operations. The area forecast included an AIRMET for marginal VFR conditions with mountain obscuration due to clouds and precipitation.
As the FAA filed it
CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. (.4)THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED FOR A REMOTE AREA ON AN ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT IN A FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER SIGNAL WAS HEARD IN THE AREA OF THE INTENDED DESTINATION ABOUT 55 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE. THE FLIGHT WAS REPORTED OVERDUE AND SEARCH PERSONNEL LOCATED THE WRECKAGE AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 2,850 FEET IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOUT 2 AND 1/2 HOURS AFTER DEPARTURE. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN BELOW THE TOP OF A STEEP RIDGE. SEARCH PERSONNEL REPORTED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA INCLUDED LOW CEILINGS. THE CONDITIONS DETERIORATED DURING SUBSEQUENT RESCUE OPERATIONS. THE AREA FORECAST INCLUDED AN AIRMET FOR MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION DUE TO CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION.
NTSB investigation
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