What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Accident happened 8 miles southwest of Cooper Landing on upper russian lake. Weather worsened after entering mountainous terrain soon after passing seward, Alaska. Decided to turn around and land on lake to wait out weather. He radioed second aircraft of this intentions. He started a descending left turn, during the turn he lost all visual reference to the frozen, snow covered lake. He leveled aircraft prior to colliding with surface of snow covered lake.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCIDENT HAPPENED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COOPER LANDING ON UPPER RUSSIAN LAKE. WEATHER WORSENED AFTER ENTERING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN SOON AFTER PASSING SEWARD, ALASKA. DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND ON LAKE TO WAIT OUT WEATHER. HE RADIOED SECOND AIRCRAFT OF THIS INTENTIONS. HE STARTED A DESCENDING LEFT TURN, DURING THE TURN HE LOST ALL VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE FROZEN, SNOW COVERED LAKE. HE LEVELED AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH SURFACE OF SNOW COVERED LAKE.
NTSB investigation
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