What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was near gross weight on high density altitude day. The aircraft did not have the performance to climb high enough to get through the mountain pass. The aircrafts right wing struck the ground resulting in a hard landing, and the right wing being broken backward. Post crash fire consumed the aircraft. Density altitude was about 10,700 feet, with a performance seiling of about 9,500 to 10,000 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR GROSS WEIGHT ON HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE DAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE THE PERFORMANCE TO CLIMB HIGH ENOUGH TO GET THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASS. THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING, AND THE RIGHT WING BEING BROKEN BACKWARD. POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 10,700 FEET, WITH A PERFORMANCE SEILING OF ABOUT 9,500 TO 10,000 FEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.