What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 17, 2005, at approximately 1032 PDT, a Lancair LC41-550G, N285JB, collided with mountainous terrain six miles north of Warner Springs, California. The airplane was operated by jb lauchner aviation LLC under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The two pilots (a private pilot and an airline transport pilot), and a non pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured; and the airplane was destroyed. VMC conditions prevailed. A flight plan had not been filed. Flight service has no record of a pilot briefing being provided for N85JB on 10/17/05. The personal cross-country flight originated at gillespie field (see), san diego, California at 1011 PDT, with a destination of scottsdale (sdl), Arizona. N285JB became the subject of a family initiated alnot (alert notice) missing aircraft notification on November 18, 2005. Civil air patrol aircraft located the wreckage on the afternoon of October 19, 2005. The initial radar track data depicts track that originated at see, traveled in a northeast direction, and ends at combs mountain, California, six miles north of Warner Springs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 17, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1032 PDT, A LANCAIR LC41-550G, N285JB, COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN SIX MILES NORTH OF WARNER SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY JB LAUCHNER AVIATION LLC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE TWO PILOTS (A PRIVATE PILOT AND AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT), AND A NON PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED; AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. FLIGHT SERVICE HAS NO RECORD OF A PILOT BRIEFING BEING PROVIDED FOR N85JB ON 10/17/05. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GILLESPIE FIELD (SEE), SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AT 1011 PDT, WITH A DESTINATION OF SCOTTSDALE (SDL), ARIZONA. N285JB BECAME THE SUBJECT OF A FAMILY INITIATED ALNOT (ALERT NOTICE) MISSING AIRCRAFT NOTIFICATION ON NOVEMBER 18, 2005. CIVIL AIR PATROL AIRCRAFT LOCATED THE WRECKAGE ON THE AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER 19, 2005. THE INITIAL RADAR TRACK DATA DEPICTS TRACK THAT ORIGINATED AT SEE, TRAVELED IN A NORTHEAST DIRECTION, AND ENDS AT COMBS MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA, SIX MILES NORTH OF WARNER SPRINGS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.