What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N6946P, a Piper PA-24-250, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed during in-flight collision with terrain near Eldorado, CA. The private pilot with instrument rating and three passengers all received fatal injuries. The flight was conducted under FAR part 91, and a flight plan was not filed and a weather briefing was not received prior to departing north las vegas, Nevada enroute to cameron park, CA. Residence near the crash site reported they were experiencing strong winds, heavy rain and thunder and lightning at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N6946P, A PIPER PA-24-250, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR ELDORADO, CA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH INSTRUMENT RATING AND THREE PASSENGERS ALL RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER FAR PART 91, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED AND A WEATHER BRIEFING WAS NOT RECEIVED PRIOR TO DEPARTING NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ENROUTE TO CAMERON PARK, CA. RESIDENCE NEAR THE CRASH SITE REPORTED THEY WERE EXPERIENCING STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.