What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 25, 2010, at about 1352 mountain daylight time (MDT); N201HF, a Mooney model 20J aircraft collided with mountainous terrain near Lander, WY. The aircraft had departed jackson hole, WY (kjac)airport on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan to pierre, SD (kpir) airport. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. This aircraft was the subject of a week-long search after it was lost from ground based communications and radar tracking facilities. On November 1, 2010 the wreckage was discovered at the 11,100 foot level in the wind river mountain range, WY. The instrument rated private pilot and his three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact. There was no post-impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 25, 2010, AT ABOUT 1352 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT); N201HF, A MOONEY MODEL 20J AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR LANDER, WY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED JACKSON HOLE, WY (KJAC)AIRPORT ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN TO PIERRE, SD (KPIR) AIRPORT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A WEEK-LONG SEARCH AFTER IT WAS LOST FROM GROUND BASED COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR TRACKING FACILITIES.ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010 THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 11,100 FOOT LEVEL IN THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAIN RANGE, WY. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST-IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.