What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane. He stated that 3 hours into a flight that was tracking wolves, they picked up a signal from a wolf. He made a sharp turn to circle the wolf, at this point he caught a tail wind down draft. He indicated there was no stall warning sound but the airplane descended into the trees. The airplane burned on impact. The pilot was able to get out of the airplane but unable to get the passenger out.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. HE STATED THAT 3 HOURS INTO A FLIGHT THAT WAS TRACKING WOLVES, THEY PICKED UP A SIGNAL FROM A WOLF. HE MADE A SHARP TURN TO CIRCLE THE WOLF, AT THIS POINT HE CAUGHT A TAIL WIND DOWN DRAFT. HE INDICATED THERE WAS NO STALL WARNING SOUND BUT THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO THE TREES. THE AIRPLANE BURNED ON IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRPLANE BUT UNABLE TO GET THE PASSENGER OUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.