What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot filed an IFR flight plan from long beach, CA (lgb) to fall river mills, CA (O89). The pilot cancelled the IFR at 12:39PDT. Radar plot shows the aircraft at 9000 feet. Approximately 68 miles later the aircraft crashed near magee peak about hundred feet below the ridgeline at 8100 feet. The aircraft was about 24 miles from the fall river mills, CA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM LONG BEACH, CA (LGB) TO FALL RIVER MILLS, CA (O89). THE PILOT CANCELLED THE IFR AT 12:39PDT. RADAR PLOT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT AT 9000 FEET. APPROXIMATELY 68 MILES LATER THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NEAR MAGEE PEAK ABOUT HUNDRED FEET BELOW THE RIDGELINE AT 8100 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 24 MILES FROM THE FALL RIVER MILLS, CA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.