What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/04/04, N1159C, a Cirrus SR-22 impacted mountainous terrain 11 miles NE of Belgrade, MT. The aircraft was piloted byprivacy data omitted a commercial rated pilot who received fatal injuries. Three passengers were on board, two received fatal injuries, one received serious injuries. According to the surviving passenger, the aircraft was flying by a motor glider when the stall warning horn went off. The pilot recovered from the impending stall, and started a right hand turn to remain clear of a canyon. During the turn, the aircraft impacted some trees on the side of the mountain. The survivor indicated the time from the stall warning horn to impact was approximately 15-20 seconds.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/04/04, N1159C, A CIRRUS SR-22 IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN 11 MILES NE OF BELGRADE, MT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA ^ A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WHO RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THREE PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD, TWO RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, ONE RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE SURVIVING PASSENGER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING BY A MOTOR GLIDER WHEN THE STALL WARNING HORN WENT OFF. THE PILOT RECOVERED FROM THE IMPENDING STALL, AND STARTED A RIGHT HAND TURN TO REMAIN CLEAR OF A CANYON. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOME TREES ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE SURVIVOR INDICATED THE TIME FROM THE STALL WARNING HORN TO IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.