What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft left north las vegas enroute to cedar city, Utah. Aircraft climbed to 9500 ft and was being followed by la ARTCC when radio contact was lost. Radar tracks show that the aircraft began a descent with no recovery attempts. Air traffic tried different ways to raise the aircraft in question. Radar contact was lost about 85 miles north of the north las vegas airport and an alnot was issued for the missing aircraft. A search was conducted by the Utah civil air patrol and the wreckage was discovered late afternoon on June 30, 2009. Aircraft had been destroyed by impact and consumed by post impact fire. Investigation found that the aircraft and its systems were functioning normally at the time of the impact. The pilot, sole occupant, was killed in the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LEFT NORTH LAS VEGAS ENROUTE TO CEDAR CITY, UTAH. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 9500 FT AND WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY LA ARTCC WHEN RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. RADAR TRACKS SHOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT WITH NO RECOVERY ATTEMPTS. AIR TRAFFIC TRIED DIFFERENT WAYS TO RAISE THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST ABOUT 85 MILES NORTH OF THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT AND AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED FOR THE MISSING AIRCRAFT. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED BY THE UTAH CIVIL AIR PATROL AND THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED LATE AFTERNOON ON JUNE 30, 2009. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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