What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 22, 2006 commercial pilot privacy data omitted and passenger privacy data omitted both employees of wings of wenatchee, departed the wenatchee pangborn airport (eat) enroute to portland international airport (pdx). The flight was an on-demand charter flight carrying banking documents, estimated weight was 60 to 70 pounds. The aircraft is registered to red apple aircraft LLC and operated by wings of wenatchee (A2YA). The flight was conducted in accordance with 14 CFR part 135 regulations. The pilot privacy data omitted was on his second charter flight, his first flight was the previous evening also in this aircraft over the same route. The pilot privacy data omitted received his initial part 135 check ride just 6 days prior to this accident. The pilot privacy data omitted was utilizing flight following with seattle center and chinook approach control. Radar contact was lost at 2048. The dalles airport elevation 247 feet, is located 22 NM from the accident site, was reporting at 2053, wind 340 degrees at 5 knots, visibility 10 sm, overcast clouds at 4900 feet, temperature 7, dewpoint 4, altimeter 30.24. The accident site was at 5099 feet MSL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2006 COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ BOTH EMPLOYEES OF WINGS OF WENATCHEE, DEPARTED THE WENATCHEE PANGBORN AIRPORT (EAT) ENROUTE TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PDX). THE FLIGHT WAS AN ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT CARRYING BANKING DOCUMENTS, ESTIMATED WEIGHT WAS 60 TO 70 POUNDS. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO RED APPLE AIRCRAFT LLC AND OPERATED BY WINGS OF WENATCHEE (A2YA). THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR PART 135 REGULATIONS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ON HIS SECOND CHARTER FLIGHT, HIS FIRST FLIGHT WAS THE PREVIOUS EVENING ALSO IN THIS AIRCRAFT OVER THE SAME ROUTE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ RECEIVED HIS INITIAL PART 135 CHECK RIDE JUST 6 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS UTILIZING FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH SEATTLE CENTER AND CHINOOK APPROACH CONTROL. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 2048. THE DALLES AIRPORT ELEVATION 247 FEET, IS LOCATED 22 NM FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, WAS REPORTING AT 2053, WIND 340 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 SM, OVERCAST CLOUDS AT 4900 FEET, TEMPERATURE 7, DEWPOINT 4, ALTIMETER 30.24. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS AT 5099 FEET MSL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.