What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A Piper cherokee, N8001H, piloted by privacy data omitted departed yerington, NV airport (O43) enroute to santa monica, CA (smo). The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances at an unknown time in a remote mountainous area approximately 9 NM east of Bridgeport, CA (O57) and approximately 43 NM south of yerington. The wreckage indicated the aircraft impacted the ground in an almost vertical descent. The sole occupant was fatally injured. Amendment will be added to this statement if further information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A PIPER CHEROKEE, N8001H, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED YERINGTON, NV AIRPORT (O43) ENROUTE TO SANTA MONICA, CA (SMO). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AT AN UNKNOWN TIME IN A REMOTE MOUNTAINOUS AREA APPROXIMATELY 9 NM EAST OF BRIDGEPORT, CA (O57) AND APPROXIMATELY 43 NM SOUTH OF YERINGTON. THE WRECKAGE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN ALMOST VERTICAL DESCENT. THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. AMENDMENT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS STATEMENT IF FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.