What happened
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(-23) N6735J crashed approximately 1 block northeast of the parent's and grandparent's homes of right seat occupant, privacy data omitted, a friend and CFI rated pilot of left seat occupant, privacy data omitted. The aircraft was recently purchased by the privacy data omitted family. The aircraft had departed salem, Oregon airport at 1734 PDT after fueling and having dinner. About an hour later, the aircraft flew eastbound over the family homes and crashed in a clearcut area out of sight from their residences. privacy data omitted Father privacy data omitted indicated privacy data omitted had picked up privacy data omitted earlier in the afternoon at pdx. privacy data omitted Recently took a position of SIC on a Beech 1900 for big sky airlines based in Illinois, Montana. The nature of the VFR flight in unknown. Aircraft teardown on 09-26-2007 revealed no abnormalities. The pilot flying before impact could not be clearly determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N6735J CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 BLOCK NORTHEAST OF THE PARENT'S AND GRANDPARENT'S HOMES OF RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A FRIEND AND CFI RATED PILOT OF LEFT SEAT OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAMILY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SALEM, OREGON AIRPORT AT 1734 PDT AFTER FUELING AND HAVING DINNER. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW EASTBOUND OVER THE FAMILY HOMES AND CRASHED IN A CLEARCUT AREA OUT OF SIGHT FROM THEIR RESIDENCES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FATHER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INDICATED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD PICKED UP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AT PDX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECENTLY TOOK A POSITION OF SIC ON A BEECH 1900 FOR BIG SKY AIRLINES BASED IN ILLINOIS, MONTANA. THE NATURE OF THE VFR FLIGHT IN UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT TEARDOWN ON 09-26-2007 REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE PILOT FLYING BEFORE IMPACT COULD NOT BE CLEARLY DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
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