What happened
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Struck mountainside while scud running in a pass. Peaks reported obscured. The flight departed with 180 pounds of cargo after dropping off a passenger. Three company pilots overheard the accident pilot report that he was 13 minutes from his destination. The overdue aircraft was located by company airplanes about 700 feet MSL, on the east side of an 890 feet MSL pass. The airplane impacted on a heading perpendicular to the canyon and the pass, in a flat attitude, with no ground scars leading to the wreckage. No anomalies were found with the airplane, and all blades on the propeller exhibited torsional twisting and leading edge gouging. Numerous pilots reported the passes were not obscured by clouds. Photographs from the pilot's camera depicted views of the accident canyon, with the pass and accident site above the altitude from which the photographs were taken. These photographs contained the date of the accident. Numerous depressant and stimulant, over-the-counter cold and asthma medications were found in the pilot's flight bag, and toxicology tests revealed these drugs in the pilot's blood and urine. (From .4) the flight departed with 180 pounds of cargo after dropping off a passenger. Three company pilots overheard the accident pilot report that he was 13 minutes from his destination. The overdue aircraft was located by company airplanes about 700 feet MSL, on the east side of an 890 feet MSL pass. The airplane impacted on a heading perpendicular to the canyon and the pass, in a flat attitude, with no ground scars leading to the wreckage. No anomalies were found with the airplane, and all blades on the propeller exhibited torsional twisting and leading edge gouging. Numerous pilots reported the passes were not obscured by clouds. Photographs from the pilot's camera depicted views of the accident canyon, with the pass and accident site above the altitude from which the photographs were taken. These photographs contained the date of the accident. Numerous depressant and stimulant, over-the-counter cold and asthma medications were found in the pilot's flight bag, and toxicology tests revealed these drugs in the pilot's blood and urine.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE WHILE SCUD RUNNING IN A PASS. PEAKS REPORTED OBSCURED.THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH 180 POUNDS OF CARGO AFTER DROPPING OFF A PASSENGER. THREE COMPANY PILOTS OVERHEARD THE ACCIDENT PILOT REPORT THAT HE WAS 13 MINUTES FROM HIS DESTINATION. THE OVERDUE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY COMPANY AIRPLANES ABOUT 700 FEET MSL, ON THE EAST SIDE OF AN 890 FEET MSL PASS. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED ON A HEADING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CANYON AND THE PASS, IN A FLAT ATTITUDE, WITH NO GROUND SCARS LEADING TO THE WRECKAGE. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND ALL BLADES ON THE PROPELLER EXHIBITED TORSIONAL TWISTING AND LEADING EDGE GOUGING. NUMEROUS PILOTS REPORTED THE PASSES WERE NOT OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PILOT'S CAMERA DEPICTED VIEWS OF THE ACCIDENT CANYON, WITH THE PASS AND ACCIDENT SITE ABOVE THE ALTITUDE FROM WHICH THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS CONTAINED THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS DEPRESSANT AND STIMULANT, OVER-THE-COUNTER COLD AND ASTHMA MEDICATIONS WERE FOUND IN THE PILOT'S FLIGHT BAG, AND TOXICOLOGY TESTS REVEALED THESE DRUGS IN THE PILOT'S BLOOD AND URINE. (FROM .4) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WITH 180 POUNDS OF CARGO AFTER DROPPING OFF A PASSENGER. THREE COMPANY PILOTS OVERHEARD THE ACCIDENT PILOT REPORT THAT HE WAS 13 MINUTES FROM HIS DESTINATION. THE OVERDUE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY COMPANY AIRPLANES ABOUT 700 FEET MSL, ON THE EAST SIDE OF AN 890 FEET MSL PASS. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED ON A HEADING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CANYON AND THE PASS, IN A FLAT ATTITUDE, WITH NO GROUND SCARS LEADING TO THE WRECKAGE. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND ALL BLADES ON THE PROPELLER EXHIBITED TORSIONAL TWISTING AND LEADING EDGE GOUGING. NUMEROUS PILOTS REPORTED THE PASSES WERE NOT OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PILOT'S CAMERA DEPICTED VIEWS OF THE ACCIDENT CANYON, WITH THE PASS AND ACCIDENT SITE ABOVE THE ALTITUDE FROM WHICH THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS CONTAINED THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT. NUMEROUS DEPRESSANT AND STIMULANT, OVER-THE-COUNTER COLD AND ASTHMA MEDICATIONS WERE FOUND IN THE PILOT'S FLIGHT BAG, AND TOXICOLOGY TESTS REVEALED THESE DRUGS IN THE PILOT'S BLOOD AND URINE.
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