What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Flight was to be from W66 (warrenton, VA) to N57 (new garden airport in toughkenamon, PA). The airman was circling around the dulles class b and adiz airspace to the west. Around 15 or 16 minutes into the flight he started smelling a light gas smell. He opened the ventilation and started to think about what to do: 1) go back to W66, 2) land in a field, or 3) go to okv (winchester, VA). Next he noticed a little gas on the floorboard and that is the last thing he remembers prior to impacting the mountain. According to metars in the area at the time of the accident the weather was 5-8 miles visibility and 1200-1500 ovc ceilings. Aircraft impacted the mountain and was completely destroyed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT WAS TO BE FROM W66 (WARRENTON, VA) TO N57 (NEW GARDEN AIRPORT IN TOUGHKENAMON, PA). THE AIRMAN WAS CIRCLING AROUND THE DULLES CLASS B AND ADIZ AIRSPACE TO THE WEST. AROUND 15 OR 16 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT HE STARTED SMELLING A LIGHT GAS SMELL. HE OPENED THE VENTILATION AND STARTED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO: 1) GO BACK TO W66, 2) LAND IN A FIELD, OR 3) GO TO OKV (WINCHESTER, VA). NEXT HE NOTICED A LITTLE GAS ON THE FLOORBOARD AND THAT IS THE LAST THING HE REMEMBERS PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE MOUNTAIN. ACCORDING TO METARS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS 5-8 MILES VISIBILITY AND 1200-1500 OVC CEILINGS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.