What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 28, 2006, about 1655 pacific standard time, a Cessna 208B, N208WE, descended into mountainous terrain while maneuvering near Oak Glen, California. Cessna aircraft company was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 of the federal aviation regulations. Both of the pilots, the sole occupants, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The cross-country business flight departed jacqueline cochran regional airport (trm), thermal, California, about 1635, with a planned destination of ontario international airport (ont), ontario, California. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed; however, the flight plan had not been activated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 28, 2006, ABOUT 1655 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 208B, N208WE, DESCENDED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR OAK GLEN, CALIFORNIA. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. BOTH OF THE PILOTS, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY BUSINESS FLIGHT DEPARTED JACQUELINE COCHRAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (TRM), THERMAL, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1635, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ONT), ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED; HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.