What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 17, 2010 at approximately 1305 pacific daylight time, a Cessna T210N airplane, N111NA, struck several trees on a ridge at an altitude of about 3400', impacted the terrain at a high rate of speed, and continued forward until the airplane wrapped itself around a tree, where it was later found with substantial damage. The path of destruction and debris was on an approximate compass heading of 330 degrees magnetic north. The accident site was located in a timbered area on private property approximately 8 NM south of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. The private pilot, the owner/operator of the airplane, and the passenger (pilot's son) received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR part 91 cross-country business flight departed from south big horn county airport (kgey), greybull, Wyoming at approximately 1045 mountain daylight time with a planned destination of pappy boyington field (kcoe), hayden, Idaho. No flight plan had been filed and it is unknown if the pilot received any weather brief prior to the flight. The ELT was activated by the impact sequence, and the transmissions of the ELT were what led to the discovery of the wreckage three to four hours after the accident. A minor post-crash fire occurred at the scene, but was quickly extinguished. There were no witnesses to the accident. Initial investigation revealed that the accident debris field was scattered in a large area due to multiple impacts; a major section of the right wing was discovered about 120' aft of the primary impact site; two propeller blades were discovered in a somewhat satisfactory condition at the primary impact site; the engine and a major section of the left wing separated from the airplane; and according to kootenai county sheriff's investigators, along with both FAA and NTSB investigators, there was no significant smell of fuel by any personnel on site immediately after the accident and the following day.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1305 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T210N AIRPLANE, N111NA, STRUCK SEVERAL TREES ON A RIDGE AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 3400', IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AND CONTINUED FORWARD UNTIL THE AIRPLANE WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND A TREE, WHERE IT WAS LATER FOUND WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION AND DEBRIS WAS ON AN APPROXIMATE COMPASS HEADING OF 330 DEGREES MAGNETIC NORTH. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED IN A TIMBERED AREA ON PRIVATE PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 8 NM SOUTH OF COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, AND THE PASSENGER (PILOT'S SON) RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 CROSS-COUNTRY BUSINESS FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY AIRPORT (KGEY), GREYBULL, WYOMING AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF PAPPY BOYINGTON FIELD (KCOE), HAYDEN, IDAHO. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PILOT RECEIVED ANY WEATHER BRIEF PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE ELT WAS ACTIVATED BY THE IMPACT SEQUENCE, AND THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THE ELT WERE WHAT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE WRECKAGE THREE TO FOUR HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. A MINOR POST-CRASH FIRE OCCURRED AT THE SCENE, BUT WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACCIDENT DEBRIS FIELD WAS SCATTERED IN A LARGE AREA DUE TO MULTIPLE IMPACTS; A MAJOR SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING WAS DISCOVERED ABOUT 120' AFT OF THE PRIMARY IMPACT SITE; TWO PROPELLER BLADES WERE DISCOVERED IN A SOMEWHAT SATISFACTORY CONDITION AT THE PRIMARY IMPACT SITE; THE ENGINE AND A MAJOR SECTION OF THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE; AND ACCORDING TO KOOTENAI COUNTY SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATORS, ALONG WITH BOTH FAA AND NTSB INVESTIGATORS, THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT SMELL OF FUEL BY ANY PERSONNEL ON SITE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THE FOLLOWING DAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.