What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 6:09 am the white mountain apache tribal police department received a call reporting an airplane accident near the Cibecue airstrip. At approximately 6:20 am a motorist picked up the PIC who was delivered to EMT responding to the reported accident. The PIC stated that he had left aeg airport near albuquerque, NM at about 12:00 am, flew 45 minutes and realized that luggage had been left on the ramp in aeg, return to aeg and departed again for deer valley airport dvt in phoenix, AZ at about 1:30 am. The PIC stated that at about 3:30 am he began to doubt his GPS and believing he could be off-course used the GPS to find the nearest airport. PIC stated that after over-flying the Cibecue airport and when making a left turn to reverse the direction of flight, he had to avoid a rock outcropping. PIC stated that he realized he could not clear the hill in front of him and reduced power, extended flaps and tried to minimize the impact. There was no fire or fuel spill at the scene and there was no fuel in the fuel tanks of the aircraft when recovered. The engine fuel feed line did have some fuel in it.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 6:09 AM THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL REPORTING AN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT NEAR THE CIBECUE AIRSTRIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 AM A MOTORIST PICKED UP THE PIC WHO WAS DELIVERED TO EMT RESPONDING TO THE REPORTED ACCIDENT. THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD LEFT AEG AIRPORT NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NM AT ABOUT 12:00 AM, FLEW 45 MINUTES AND REALIZED THAT LUGGAGE HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE RAMP IN AEG, RETURN TO AEG AND DEPARTED AGAIN FOR DEER VALLEY AIRPORT DVT IN PHOENIX, AZ AT ABOUT 1:30 AM. THE PIC STATED THAT AT ABOUT 3:30 AM HE BEGAN TO DOUBT HIS GPS AND BELIEVING HE COULD BE OFF-COURSE USED THE GPS TO FIND THE NEAREST AIRPORT. PIC STATED THAT AFTER OVER-FLYING THE CIBECUE AIRPORT AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN TO REVERSE THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, HE HAD TO AVOID A ROCK OUTCROPPING. PIC STATED THAT HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE HILL IN FRONT OF HIM AND REDUCED POWER, EXTENDED FLAPS AND TRIED TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR FUEL SPILL AT THE SCENE AND THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN RECOVERED. THE ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE DID HAVE SOME FUEL IN IT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.