What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The accident airplane was one in a flight of three airplanes being used to train fbi pilots in mountain flying techniques. According to the other two fbi agents, they came through hayden pass and turned north. They were to practice turning around in blind canyons. One fbi agent said he and his flight instructor performed three types of exit manuevers in their Cessna 172. The other agent said he and his instructor, also flying a Cessna 172, were discussing the exit manuevers when they noticed smoke on a mountain. Subsequent investigation revealed the burning wreckage of N4366D.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS ONE IN A FLIGHT OF THREE AIRPLANES BEING USED TO TRAIN FBI PILOTS IN MOUNTAIN FLYING TECHNIQUES. ACCORDING TO THE OTHER TWO FBI AGENTS, THEY CAME THROUGH HAYDEN PASS AND TURNED NORTH. THEY WERE TO PRACTICE TURNING AROUND IN BLIND CANYONS. ONE FBI AGENT SAID HE AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED THREE TYPES OF EXIT MANUEVERS IN THEIR CESSNA 172. THE OTHER AGENT SAID HE AND HIS INSTRUCTOR, ALSO FLYING A CESSNA 172, WERE DISCUSSING THE EXIT MANUEVERS WHEN THEY NOTICED SMOKE ON A MOUNTAIN. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BURNING WRECKAGE OF N4366D.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.