What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Preliminary examination of the accident site revealed the airplane first impacted several trees located on up sloping terrain, then impacted the up sloping terrain located at 36 degrees 26.021 minutes north latitude and 082 degrees 06.418 minutes west longitude; the elevation at that point was 3,400 feet mean sea level. The heading from the first observed tree contact to the ground impact point was oriented on a magnetic heading of 020 degrees. The airplane slid slightly down slope before coming to rest upright on a magnetic heading of 320 degrees. A postcrash fire consumed the cockpit, cabin, and inboard sections of both wings. The outer sections of both wings were separated but located in close proximity to the main wreckage; the leading edges of both wings exhibited semi-circular indentations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE FIRST IMPACTED SEVERAL TREES LOCATED ON UP SLOPING TERRAIN, THEN IMPACTED THE UP SLOPING TERRAIN LOCATED AT 36 DEGREES 26.021 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 082 DEGREES 06.418 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE; THE ELEVATION AT THAT POINT WAS 3,400 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE HEADING FROM THE FIRST OBSERVED TREE CONTACT TO THE GROUND IMPACT POINT WAS ORIENTED ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 020 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE SLID SLIGHTLY DOWN SLOPE BEFORE COMING TO REST UPRIGHT ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 320 DEGREES. A POSTCRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE COCKPIT, CABIN, AND INBOARD SECTIONS OF BOTH WINGS. THE OUTER SECTIONS OF BOTH WINGS WERE SEPARATED BUT LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE; THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS EXHIBITED SEMI-CIRCULAR INDENTATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.