What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The non instrument rated pilot and two passengers had departed jerome, Idaho and were en route to southern Washington state in maginal VFR weather conditions with localized mountain obscuration. The aircraft did not arrive at it intended distination and was subject of an alnot. It was subsequently located three days later in mountainous terrain on the idaho-oregon border. Evidence of the wreckage at the accident scene appears to indicate the aircraft broke up inflight during a loss of control event. All three occupants were killed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS HAD DEPARTED JEROME, IDAHO AND WERE EN ROUTE TO SOUTHERN WASHINGTON STATE IN MAGINAL VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH LOCALIZED MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ARRIVE AT IT INTENDED DISTINATION AND WAS SUBJECT OF AN ALNOT. IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED THREE DAYS LATER IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON THE IDAHO-OREGON BORDER. EVIDENCE OF THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE APPEARS TO INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT BROKE UP INFLIGHT DURING A LOSS OF CONTROL EVENT. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE KILLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.