What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was enroute from kboi to ksun under VMC. Pilot contacted ksun tower to report 10 miles west of Hailey NDB at 9,500 for landing, then requested 360 turn to lose altitude. Five minutes later, ksun ATCT requested position report, and pilot responded about 5 south of ksun re-establishing inbound. ATCT cleared pilot to land. Subsequent transmission sounded like microphone click or transmission cut short. No further contact was made. Destroyed aircraft was located on 11/24 at about 1600 local, about 100 feet from crest of 7,500 foot mountain side located east of valley, about 6 miles south/southeast of ksun.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM KBOI TO KSUN UNDER VMC. PILOT CONTACTED KSUN TOWER TO REPORT 10 MILES WEST OF HAILEY NDB AT 9,500 FOR LANDING, THEN REQUESTED 360 TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. FIVE MINUTES LATER, KSUN ATCT REQUESTED POSITION REPORT, AND PILOT RESPONDED ABOUT 5 SOUTH OF KSUN RE-ESTABLISHING INBOUND. ATCT CLEARED PILOT TO LAND. SUBSEQUENT TRANSMISSION SOUNDED LIKE MICROPHONE CLICK OR TRANSMISSION CUT SHORT. NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS MADE. DESTROYED AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON 11/24 AT ABOUT 1600 LOCAL, ABOUT 100 FEET FROM CREST OF 7,500 FOOT MOUNTAIN SIDE LOCATED EAST OF VALLEY, ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH/SOUTHEAST OF KSUN.
NTSB investigation
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