What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 18, 2005, a Piper PA-28R-180, N4506J, impacted upsloping high mountainous terrain on Mt Shasta, California. Personnel at the usaf's rescue coordination center in langley, Virginia, reported that an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was first received by satellite at 1515 on June 18. On June 20, the airplane's wreckage was located about 11,850 feet MSL, near the base of the konwakiton glacier in the Mt Shasta wilderness area. The airplane's approximate location was 3,700 feet south-southeast of Mt Shasta's 14,163-foot MSL peak. The pilot's last known departure location was the willows-glen county airport, willows, CA. The accident flight was the last leg of a flight from san diego, CA, to bellingham, WA. A search for the airplane commenced after it failed to arrive in bellingham. Bellingham is about 557 NM north (347 degrees, magnetic) of wlw. The accident site is about 114 NM north (348 degrees, magnetic) of wlw. At this time, other than over flights by rescue aircraft, no personnel have visited the accident site. The NTSB iic said that since the accident, a boulder had rolled into the wreckage, moving it about 1,000 ft down the mountain and turning it upsidedown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 18, 2005, A PIPER PA-28R-180, N4506J, IMPACTED UPSLOPING HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON MT SHASTA, CALIFORNIA. PERSONNEL AT THE USAF'S RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER IN LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, REPORTED THAT AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER (ELT) SIGNAL WAS FIRST RECEIVED BY SATELLITE AT 1515 ON JUNE 18. ON JUNE 20, THE AIRPLANE'S WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 11,850 FEET MSL, NEAR THE BASE OF THE KONWAKITON GLACIER IN THE MT SHASTA WILDERNESS AREA. THE AIRPLANE'S APPROXIMATE LOCATION WAS 3,700 FEET SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MT SHASTA'S 14,163-FOOT MSL PEAK. THE PILOT'S LAST KNOWN DEPARTURE LOCATION WAS THE WILLOWS-GLEN COUNTY AIRPORT, WILLOWS, CA. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE LAST LEG OF A FLIGHT FROM SAN DIEGO, CA, TO BELLINGHAM, WA. A SEARCH FOR THE AIRPLANE COMMENCED AFTER IT FAILED TO ARRIVE IN BELLINGHAM. BELLINGHAM IS ABOUT 557 NM NORTH (347 DEGREES, MAGNETIC) OF WLW. THE ACCIDENT SITE IS ABOUT 114 NM NORTH (348 DEGREES, MAGNETIC) OF WLW. AT THIS TIME, OTHER THAN OVER FLIGHTS BY RESCUE AIRCRAFT, NO PERSONNEL HAVE VISITED THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE NTSB IIC SAID THAT SINCE THE ACCIDENT, A BOULDER HAD ROLLED INTO THE WRECKAGE, MOVING IT ABOUT 1,000 FT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND TURNING IT UPSIDEDOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.