What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was missing on flight from manley hot springs to five mile strip near pump station 6 aleyeska pipeline. N9026W wreckage was found;aircraft impacted ground on downslope of mountain, pilot did not survive. In flight break up has yet to be determined by NTSB ground inspection. Ntsb/faa ground investigation hampered by bad flying weather. privacy data omitted (-23 Amendment) 07/24/2006 wreckage viewed by faa/ntsb investigators on ground on a 40 to 50 degree mountain downslope. Wreckage pattern and debris consistent with a structural inflight failure of airframe. Amended items 21B, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM MANLEY HOT SPRINGS TO FIVE MILE STRIP NEAR PUMP STATION 6 ALEYESKA PIPELINE. N9026W WRECKAGE WAS FOUND;AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND ON DOWNSLOPE OF MOUNTAIN, PILOT DID NOT SURVIVE. IN FLIGHT BREAK UP HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED BY NTSB GROUND INSPECTION. NTSB/FAA GROUND INVESTIGATION HAMPERED BY BAD FLYING WEATHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (-23 AMENDMENT) 07/24/2006 WRECKAGE VIEWED BY FAA/NTSB INVESTIGATORS ON GROUND ON A 40 TO 50 DEGREE MOUNTAIN DOWNSLOPE. WRECKAGE PATTERN AND DEBRIS CONSISTENT WITH A STRUCTURAL INFLIGHT FAILURE OF AIRFRAME. AMENDED ITEMS 21B, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.