What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was flying west of the Bonners Ferry, Idaho airport. He stated he wanted to show his passenger privacy data omitted the mountain lake they had backpacked into the weekend before the accident. He turned up a canyon and could not climb rising terrain. He contacted a tree and the aircraft spiraled into the ground. He was unconscious for about an hour. When he awoke he called the sheriff on his cell phone and gave them their location. The pilot spread an orange tarp out for the rescue party to see. He then attended to the passenger's needs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING WEST OF THE BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO AIRPORT. HE STATED HE WANTED TO SHOW HIS PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA^ THE MOUNTAIN LAKE THEY HAD BACKPACKED INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE TURNED UP A CANYON AND COULD NOT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN. HE CONTACTED A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT SPIRALED INTO THE GROUND. HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. WHEN HE AWOKE HE CALLED THE SHERIFF ON HIS CELL PHONE AND GAVE THEM THEIR LOCATION. THE PILOT SPREAD AN ORANGE TARP OUT FOR THE RESCUE PARTY TO SEE. HE THEN ATTENDED TO THE PASSENGER'S NEEDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.