What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 19, 2006, at approximately 07:51 pm mountain standard time, a Beech-33-F33A, N41PT, serial number CE-1175 departed henderson executive airport, las vegas, Nevada with a destination to scottsdale AZ. On March 19, 2006, approximately at 8:40, this aircraft was destroyed following impact with terrain in the aquarius mountains located approximately 25 miles northwest of Wickieup, Arizona. The non-instrument rated private pilot and one other occupant in the aircraft, were both fatally injured. This aircraft was being operated by the pilot under title 14 CFR part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight, which originated from las vegas, Nevada, approximately 45 minutes before the accident. The pilot filed a computer briefing. According to mohave county sheriffs department, the mohave county sheriffs search and rescue team located the wreckage on March 20, 2006 at approximately 03:35 pm. Earlier that day, due to poor weather conditions, both the civil air patrol and Arizona department of public safety (dps) had to postpone aerial search operations for this missing aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 19, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:51 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH-33-F33A, N41PT, SERIAL NUMBER CE-1175 DEPARTED HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WITH A DESTINATION TO SCOTTSDALE AZ. ON MARCH 19, 2006, APPROXIMATELY AT 8:40, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN IN THE AQUARIUS MOUNTAINS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF WICKIEUP, ARIZONA. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE OTHER OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT, WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FILED A COMPUTER BRIEFING. ACCORDING TO MOHAVE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, THE MOHAVE COUNTY SHERIFFS SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM LOCATED THE WRECKAGE ON MARCH 20, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 03:35 PM. EARLIER THAT DAY, DUE TO POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS, BOTH THE CIVIL AIR PATROL AND ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) HAD TO POSTPONE AERIAL SEARCH OPERATIONS FOR THIS MISSING AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.