What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 31, 2005, about 1050 Mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N2333J, impacted mountainous terrain approximately 30 nautical miles east of Mountain City, Nevada. The private pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from jackpot, Nevada, about 1030 after the pilot refueled the airplane with 17 gallons of fuel. The intended destination was davis, California. According to civil air patrol (cap) personnel, there was no recorded radar data from air traffic control nor were there any recorded communications with the pilot. The wreckage was located by hunters on October 27, 2005, at the 8,632 foot level of a Mountain at 41 degrees, 46 minutes north latitude by 115 degrees 19 minutes west longitude. Block 13 of this form is intentionally left blank: airframe hours are unknown. Block 31 of this form pertaining to flight hours and check ride are intentionally blank: information is unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 31, 2005, ABOUT 1050 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N2333J, IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 30 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN CITY, NEVADA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM JACKPOT, NEVADA, ABOUT 1030 AFTER THE PILOT REFUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 17 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS DAVIS, CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO CIVIL AIR PATROL (CAP) PERSONNEL, THERE WAS NO RECORDED RADAR DATA FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NOR WERE THERE ANY RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PILOT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY HUNTERS ON OCTOBER 27, 2005, AT THE 8,632 FOOT LEVEL OF A MOUNTAIN AT 41 DEGREES, 46 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE BY 115 DEGREES 19 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE. BLOCK 13 OF THIS FORM IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK: AIRFRAME HOURS ARE UNKNOWN. BLOCK 31 OF THIS FORM PERTAINING TO FLIGHT HOURS AND CHECK RIDE ARE INTENTIONALLY BLANK: INFORMATION IS UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.