What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Monday, August 28, 2006, at about 2:48 pm eastern daylight time, N408JC, a Cessna 401, was destroyed after impacting mountainous terrain, 4.92 miles west of wendell ford airport (K20), hazard, KY. The aircraft impacted the terrain in a vertical descent and was subsequently destroyed and consumed in a post crash fire. The 35 year old private pilot and six passengers who included his four children, spouse and mother-in-law were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight which originated from wichita falls, TX, kickapoo airport. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91.082806.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2006, AT ABOUT 2:48 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N408JC, A CESSNA 401, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, 4.92 MILES WEST OF WENDELL FORD AIRPORT (K20), HAZARD, KY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A VERTICAL DESCENT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED AND CONSUMED IN A POST CRASH FIRE. THE 35 YEAR OLD PRIVATE PILOT AND SIX PASSENGERS WHO INCLUDED HIS FOUR CHILDREN, SPOUSE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM WICHITA FALLS, TX, KICKAPOO AIRPORT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.082806.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.