What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12-6-2007 at about 1800 local time the aircraft departed S36 (crest airpark) enroute to plu (thun field) and was subsequently reported missing on 12-09-2007. The weather at plu on 12-06-07 at about 1810 was reported to be broken overcast with a ceiling of about 1800 MSL. On 12-13-2007 at about 15:15 local time search and rescue, through the use of aerial photographs, reported the discovered wreckage approximately 3 miles outside Orting, WA. 10 degrees east by south east. On 12-14-2007 at about 0900 an on-site investigation confirmed that the subject aircraft had been absorbed by the landscape. The location of the wreckage was in a heavily wooded forestry area on tree farm property. On 12-18-2007 an in depth investigation of the wreckage confirmed no apparent technical factors contributed to the accident. Fire destroyed the pilot logbooks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12-6-2007 AT ABOUT 1800 LOCAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED S36 (CREST AIRPARK) ENROUTE TO PLU (THUN FIELD) AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED MISSING ON 12-09-2007. THE WEATHER AT PLU ON 12-06-07 AT ABOUT 1810 WAS REPORTED TO BE BROKEN OVERCAST WITH A CEILING OF ABOUT 1800 MSL. ON 12-13-2007 AT ABOUT 15:15 LOCAL TIME SEARCH AND RESCUE, THROUGH THE USE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, REPORTED THE DISCOVERED WRECKAGE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES OUTSIDE ORTING, WA. 10 DEGREES EAST BY SOUTH EAST. ON 12-14-2007 AT ABOUT 0900 AN ON-SITE INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THAT THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN ABSORBED BY THE LANDSCAPE. THE LOCATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS IN A HEAVILY WOODED FORESTRY AREA ON TREE FARM PROPERTY. ON 12-18-2007 AN IN DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE CONFIRMED NO APPARENT TECHNICAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. FIRE DESTROYED THE PILOT LOGBOOKS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.