What happened
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(-23) 1-31-06 N69KM a Cessna 421-C aircraft was on a VFR flight from scottsdale, AZ to seattle, WA. Pilot contacted seattle ARTCC and was told icing conditions in his route of flight and east of his position. Aircraft was flown into a known and forecasted snow and icing condition. Lost radar contact at 1344 local, 13 miles north of Stevenson, was and 2 miles east of soda peaks lakes, WA. Aircraft is listed as missing at this time. 7-27-06 two hikers located the wreckage, in the national parks area of mountainous terrain about one mile south of the last radar target @ north 45 degrees 52.152' latitude and west 122 degrees 2.465' longitude. Aircraft broke-up as it passed through large old growth trees @ a very steep angle, plus a post-crash fire occurred, ELT was not located. Both engines are buried 3 feet in the earth.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 1-31-06 N69KM A CESSNA 421-C AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM SCOTTSDALE, AZ TO SEATTLE, WA. PILOT CONTACTED SEATTLE ARTCC AND WAS TOLD ICING CONDITIONS IN HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT AND EAST OF HIS POSITION. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO A KNOWN AND FORECASTED SNOW AND ICING CONDITION. LOST RADAR CONTACT AT 1344 LOCAL, 13 MILES NORTH OF STEVENSON, WAS AND 2 MILES EAST OF SODA PEAKS LAKES, WA. AIRCRAFT IS LISTED AS MISSING AT THIS TIME. 7-27-06 TWO HIKERS LOCATED THE WRECKAGE, IN THE NATIONAL PARKS AREA OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE LAST RADAR TARGET @ NORTH 45 DEGREES 52.152' LATITUDE AND WEST 122 DEGREES 2.465' LONGITUDE. AIRCRAFT BROKE-UP AS IT PASSED THROUGH LARGE OLD GROWTH TREES @ A VERY STEEP ANGLE, PLUS A POST-CRASH FIRE OCCURRED, ELT WAS NOT LOCATED. BOTH ENGINES ARE BURIED 3 FEET IN THE EARTH.
NTSB investigation
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