What happened
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(-23)On December 14, 2000, at approximately 21:15 mountain standard time (MST), a Mooney model M-20-K, N5772C, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain approximately 13 statute miles east of the ogden, Utah airport (ogd) (snowbasin-ski area). The private pilot sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A flight plan had been filed for the business flight being conducted under 14 title CFR part 91. The flight originated at the Kansas city international airport (mci), Kansas city, Missouri at approximately 15:00 MST. Approaching the ogden area from the east, the pilot reported to the FAA air route traffic control center (ARTCC) that he had the ogden airport (ogd) "in sight". He then requested radar services to be terminated. Salt lake center (FAA) asked him to cancel with aproach control (FAA) on radio frequency 121.1 mhz. The aircraft disappeared from radar approximately 45 second later. The aircraft wreckage was discovered the next day in mountainous terrain on the east side of the mountain ridgeline below and between Mt. Ogden (9570 ft.) and allen peak (9455 ft.) in the upper ogden bo wl ski area. (End-nothing follows)
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON DECEMBER 14, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 21:15 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A MOONEY MODEL M-20-K, N5772C, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 13 STATUTE MILES EAST OF THE OGDEN, UTAH AIRPORT (OGD) (SNOWBASIN-SKI AREA). THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 TITLE CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 MST. APPROACHING THE OGDEN AREA FROM THE EAST, THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) THAT HE HAD THE OGDEN AIRPORT (OGD) "IN SIGHT". HE THEN REQUESTED RADAR SERVICES TO BE TERMINATED. SALT LAKE CENTER (FAA) ASKED HIM TO CANCEL WITH APROACH CONTROL (FAA) ON RADIO FREQUENCY 121.1 MHZ. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR APPROXIMATELY 45 SECOND LATER. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN RIDGELINE BELOW AND BETWEEN MT. OGDEN (9570 FT.) AND ALLEN PEAK (9455 FT.) IN THE UPPER OGDEN BO WL SKI AREA. (END-NOTHING FOLLOWS)
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