What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed in a mountainous area under unknown circumstances, the pilot has serious injuries, the passenger suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23) the above a/c was observed by witnesses who related in essence that the a/c was flying westbound up el dorado wash. In a rising terrain at a very slow speed and below the surrounding ridges at a low altitude. The a/c was then observed making a sharp left bank to eastbound simultaneously striking the north bank of the canyon.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT HAS SERIOUS INJURIES, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) THE ABOVE A/C WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES WHO RELATED IN ESSENCE THAT THE A/C WAS FLYING WESTBOUND UP EL DORADO WASH. IN A RISING TERRAIN AT A VERY SLOW SPEED AND BELOW THE SURROUNDING RIDGES AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THE A/C WAS THEN OBSERVED MAKING A SHARP LEFT BANK TO EASTBOUND SIMULTANEOUSLY STRIKING THE NORTH BANK OF THE CANYON.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.