What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft departed from boulder, CO, on 7/3/99 and was expected to return to boulder, CO on 7/6/99, but the acft never returned, an alnot was issued and the acft wreckage was located on 7/12/99, the 2 POB suffered fatal injuries, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)this VFR flight departed boulder, Colorado for center, Colorado. The a/c entered a canyon and while manuevering, the a/c collided with trees and terrain at 10,350 foot level near Hayden Pass (summit 11,184 feet). The pilot and his passenger were fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT DEPARTED FROM BOULDER, CO, ON 7/3/99 AND WAS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO BOULDER, CO ON 7/6/99, BUT THE ACFT NEVER RETURNED, AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED AND THE ACFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON 7/12/99, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)THIS VFR FLIGHT DEPARTED BOULDER, COLORADO FOR CENTER, COLORADO. THE A/C ENTERED A CANYON AND WHILE MANUEVERING, THE A/C COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN AT 10,350 FOOT LEVEL NEAR HAYDEN PASS (SUMMIT 11,184 FEET). THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.