What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1220 local time N46SB crashed approximately 10 nautical miles west northwest of yampa valley airport in hayden, Colorado. The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan from hutchinson, Kansas (hut) to yampa valley (hdn). The female was talking on the radios to denver center. Preliminary information indicates that denver center cleared the aircraft for the ILS runway 10 approach into hdn. The aircraft flew outbound on the localizer for runway 10 and started the procedure turn. During the turn back inbound from the procedure turn the aircraft does not make the full 180 degree turn back towards the localizer. The aircraft crossed the localizer at approximately 90 degrees. Denver center inquired the aircraft as to why they were crossing the localizer and not intercepting final approach. The female voice stated that they were having gear problems. Denver center gave the aircraft a heading to re-intercept the localizer. The aircraft track is on the heading back towards the localizer and indicates that they have 3 green lights. After the aircraft intercepts the localizer denver center tells the aircraft it could switch frequencies to the CTAF. After this point there was no radio communication again with the aircraft. After intercepting the aircraft climbs 1000 feet (from 8,800 feet to 9,800 feet) in 24 seconds. After the climb the aircraft makes a left turn and descends 1,400 feet in 12 seconds (from 9,800 to 8,400). The last two radar images are at 8,300 feet and then 8,000 feet. The aircraft came to rest in a field surrounded by hills at 6,580 feet. The aircraft was facing a southwesterly direction upon impact. The aircraft wreckage was located in one spot with the exception of the vertical stabilizer and rudder which was located in a ravine approximately 20 feet away. The wings were mainly intact with the ailerons and flaps hanging loosely at the attach points. The aircraft was split into two distinct parts. From the rear portion of the wing aft, the fuselage was mainly intact. From that point forward most of the aircraft was compacted into the nose. Only one propeller blade was visible. The rest of the nose portion was buried in the ground and snow. Both pilots on board were fatally injured upon impact of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1220 LOCAL TIME N46SB CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 10 NAUTICAL MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF YAMPA VALLEY AIRPORT IN HAYDEN, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM HUTCHINSON, KANSAS (HUT) TO YAMPA VALLEY (HDN). THE FEMALE WAS TALKING ON THE RADIOS TO DENVER CENTER. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT DENVER CENTER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE ILS RUNWAY 10 APPROACH INTO HDN. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OUTBOUND ON THE LOCALIZER FOR RUNWAY 10 AND STARTED THE PROCEDURE TURN. DURING THE TURN BACK INBOUND FROM THE PROCEDURE TURN THE AIRCRAFT DOES NOT MAKE THE FULL 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TOWARDS THE LOCALIZER. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE LOCALIZER AT APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES. DENVER CENTER INQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT AS TO WHY THEY WERE CROSSING THE LOCALIZER AND NOT INTERCEPTING FINAL APPROACH. THE FEMALE VOICE STATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING GEAR PROBLEMS. DENVER CENTER GAVE THE AIRCRAFT A HEADING TO RE-INTERCEPT THE LOCALIZER. THE AIRCRAFT TRACK IS ON THE HEADING BACK TOWARDS THE LOCALIZER AND INDICATES THAT THEY HAVE 3 GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT INTERCEPTS THE LOCALIZER DENVER CENTER TELLS THE AIRCRAFT IT COULD SWITCH FREQUENCIES TO THE CTAF. AFTER THIS POINT THERE WAS NO RADIO COMMUNICATION AGAIN WITH THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER INTERCEPTING THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBS 1000 FEET (FROM 8,800 FEET TO 9,800 FEET) IN 24 SECONDS. AFTER THE CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT MAKES A LEFT TURN AND DESCENDS 1,400 FEET IN 12 SECONDS (FROM 9,800 TO 8,400). THE LAST TWO RADAR IMAGES ARE AT 8,300 FEET AND THEN 8,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD SURROUNDED BY HILLS AT 6,580 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION UPON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN ONE SPOT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WHICH WAS LOCATED IN A RAVINE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY. THE WINGS WERE MAINLY INTACT WITH THE AILERONS AND FLAPS HANGING LOOSELY AT THE ATTACH POINTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPLIT INTO TWO DISTINCT PARTS. FROM THE REAR PORTION OF THE WING AFT, THE FUSELAGE WAS MAINLY INTACT. FROM THAT POINT FORWARD MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPACTED INTO THE NOSE. ONLY ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS VISIBLE. THE REST OF THE NOSE PORTION WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND AND SNOW. BOTH PILOTS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED UPON IMPACT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.