What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 16, 2004, at 1359 pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N9199Z, departed the north las vegas (vgt) airport enroute to montgomery field, san diego, California. The personal cross-country flight did not arrive at the destination and was reported missing. Plus one flyer, inc., was operating the aircraft under the provision of 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. On March 9, 2004, search and rescue personnel located the aircraft southeast of Primm, Nevada, in the mountainous area. The commercial pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The FAA elected not to investigate at the scene due to the inaccessibility of the accident site area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004, AT 1359 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, N9199Z, DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT) AIRPORT ENROUTE TO MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION AND WAS REPORTED MISSING. PLUS ONE FLYER, INC., WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ON MARCH 9, 2004, SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSONNEL LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT SOUTHEAST OF PRIMM, NEVADA, IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FAA ELECTED NOT TO INVESTIGATE AT THE SCENE DUE TO THE INACCESSIBILITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.