What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The operator reported that several flights were canceled on the morning of the accident due to darkening weather north of the departure airport. A witness on the ground reported that the mountain tops around the accident site were shrouded in clouds. A second witness reported a cloud bank over the mountains, southeast of the destination airport. A third witness flying through the area reported that the mountains near the accident site were obscured in low clouds. The pilot received a weather briefing before departure. The aircraft was found to have crashed into rising mountainous terrain south of his destination.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT SEVERAL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT DUE TO DARKENING WEATHER NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. A WITNESS ON THE GROUND REPORTED THAT THE MOUNTAIN TOPS AROUND THE ACCIDENT SITE WERE SHROUDED IN CLOUDS. A SECOND WITNESS REPORTED A CLOUD BANK OVER THE MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. A THIRD WITNESS FLYING THROUGH THE AREA REPORTED THAT THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE WERE OBSCURED IN LOW CLOUDS. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING BEFORE DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE CRASHED INTO RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN SOUTH OF HIS DESTINATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N736WZ · 1
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