What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N6520Q departed port hardy, british columbia, enroute to Ketchikan, AK. Shortly after takeoff the pilot reported clear of the airport area and was never heard from again. The weather along the route and in Ketchikan was IMC. An extensive search in the area found nothing. The route of flight included large areas of open water. The airplane is presumed to have crashed between port hardy and Ketchikan, killing the 2 occupants and destroying the aircraft. It is unknown whether the aircraft crashed in the U.S. Or Canada.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N6520Q DEPARTED PORT HARDY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, ENROUTE TO KETCHIKAN, AK. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED CLEAR OF THE AIRPORT AREA AND WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. THE WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE AND IN KETCHIKAN WAS IMC. AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH IN THE AREA FOUND NOTHING. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT INCLUDED LARGE AREAS OF OPEN WATER. THE AIRPLANE IS PRESUMED TO HAVE CRASHED BETWEEN PORT HARDY AND KETCHIKAN, KILLING THE 2 OCCUPANTS AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE U.S. OR CANADA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.