What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot seubert was involved in a fatal accident when he was flying north up the salmon river canyon from mccall, Idaho to his home at cottonwood, Idaho, in the mountains at night. He flew west into a blind canyon, made a sharp 60 degree bank left climbing turn, but hit the south face of a east facing blind canyon in a fatal accident that destroyed the aircraft. Debris was spread over a half mile across several ridges and 750 feet down several ravines on a 093 degree heading. Post accident investigation of the aircraft and the maintenance records with the NTSB and Cessna indicated the aircraft was maintained in accordance with applicable rules, and all systems operated as designed up until it impacted the mountainous terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT SEUBERT WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS FLYING NORTH UP THE SALMON RIVER CANYON FROM MCCALL, IDAHO TO HIS HOME AT COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, IN THE MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT. HE FLEW WEST INTO A BLIND CANYON, MADE A SHARP 60 DEGREE BANK LEFT CLIMBING TURN, BUT HIT THE SOUTH FACE OF A EAST FACING BLIND CANYON IN A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. DEBRIS WAS SPREAD OVER A HALF MILE ACROSS SEVERAL RIDGES AND 750 FEET DOWN SEVERAL RAVINES ON A 093 DEGREE HEADING. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WITH THE NTSB AND CESSNA INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES, AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED AS DESIGNED UP UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.