What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N432AR, a Cessna P210, was on an IFR flight from fresno, CA (fat) enroute to santa monica, CA. This was a passenger carrying part 135 flight. The southeast bound flight was at 9000 feet just north of Gorman VOR at about 2030 PST when the pilot reported "extreme turbulence". The pilot asked for a lower altitude and the controller could not authorize due to the terrain the area. Final radar return on mode c indicated altitude of 5,900 feet. The aircraft wreckage was found on 2-12-05 at about 0930 PST by the rescue crew in a wooded hilly area about 2,700 feet sw of the last radar target for the aircraft. Both the pilot and one passenger had fatal injuries. The wreckage was extensively fragmented on a heading of about 300 degrees from the original impact point.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N432AR, A CESSNA P210, WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM FRESNO, CA (FAT) ENROUTE TO SANTA MONICA, CA. THIS WAS A PASSENGER CARRYING PART 135 FLIGHT. THE SOUTHEAST BOUND FLIGHT WAS AT 9000 FEET JUST NORTH OF GORMAN VOR AT ABOUT 2030 PST WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED "EXTREME TURBULENCE". THE PILOT ASKED FOR A LOWER ALTITUDE AND THE CONTROLLER COULD NOT AUTHORIZE DUE TO THE TERRAIN THE AREA. FINAL RADAR RETURN ON MODE C INDICATED ALTITUDE OF 5,900 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON 2-12-05 AT ABOUT 0930 PST BY THE RESCUE CREW IN A WOODED HILLY AREA ABOUT 2,700 FEET SW OF THE LAST RADAR TARGET FOR THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER HAD FATAL INJURIES. THE WRECKAGE WAS EXTENSIVELY FRAGMENTED ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 300 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL IMPACT POINT.
NTSB investigation
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