What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was IFR enroute seattle Boeing field, WA to lewiston, id at the SEA072041, pilot reported control problems then stated "emergency, emergency, out of control, out of control". The aircraft is missing. (-23 amendment) on October 19, 2004, at 11:58 pacific daylight time, radio and radar contact was lost with an aero vodochody L-39C, N39TJ, about seven miles east of hyak, Washington. The 14 CFR part 91 personal pleasure flight aircraft departed Boeing field (bfi) enroute to lewiston airport (lws). The aircraft was in an area of reported instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) and the pilot had activated his previously filed instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot reported control problems prior to loss of radio contact. No ELT signal had been detected in the area where radar contact was lost. The search for the aircraft was called off on October 25, 2004. On June 26, 2005, the wreckage was located and the FAA investigated. The impact area was about eight feet deep, indicating the aircraft impacted the ground at a high rate of speed. The aircraft was in small pieces none larger than three feet by three feet. The wings were found near the impact a rea. The engine appeared to have been running at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS IFR ENROUTE SEATTLE BOEING FIELD, WA TO LEWISTON, ID AT THE SEA072041, PILOT REPORTED CONTROL PROBLEMS THEN STATED "EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY, OUT OF CONTROL, OUT OF CONTROL". THE AIRCRAFT IS MISSING. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON OCTOBER 19, 2004, AT 11:58 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WITH AN AERO VODOCHODY L-39C, N39TJ, ABOUT SEVEN MILES EAST OF HYAK, WASHINGTON. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOEING FIELD (BFI) ENROUTE TO LEWISTON AIRPORT (LWS). THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AREA OF REPORTED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND THE PILOT HAD ACTIVATED HIS PREVIOUSLY FILED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED CONTROL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO LOSS OF RADIO CONTACT. NO ELT SIGNAL HAD BEEN DETECTED IN THE AREA WHERE RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. THE SEARCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT WAS CALLED OFF ON OCTOBER 25, 2004. ON JUNE 26, 2005, THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AND THE FAA INVESTIGATED. THE IMPACT AREA WAS ABOUT EIGHT FEET DEEP, INDICATING THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN SMALL PIECES NONE LARGER THAN THREE FEET BY THREE FEET. THE WINGS WERE FOUND NEAR THE IMPACT A REA. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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