What happened
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On 10/25/2010, CE-340A aircraft, N68718, enroute from chehalis, WA (kcls) to lewiston, id (lws) operating under 14CFR91, crashed approximately 8 miles northeast of Morton, WA. N68718 departed kcls at approximately 0730 PDT on an istrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan and clearance from seattle air route traffic control center (zse ARTCC) with a pilot and two passengers. Approximatily ten minutes after takeoff at 0740, while climbing through 14,800' MSL to the assigned altitude of 17,000'MSL, the pilot reported he had lost an engine and requested clearance to return to kcls. Zse ARTCC cleared N68718 to kcls and instructed the pilot to descend at pilot's discretion to 10,000'MSL. There were no further communications from N68718. Search and rescue teams located the crash site and wreckage of N68718 at mid-day on 10/26/2010. There were no survivors.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/25/2010, CE-340A AIRCRAFT, N68718, ENROUTE FROM CHEHALIS, WA (KCLS) TO LEWISTON, ID (LWS) OPERATING UNDER 14CFR91, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORTON, WA. N68718 DEPARTED KCLS AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 PDT ON AN ISTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN AND CLEARANCE FROM SEATTLE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ZSE ARTCC) WITH A PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. APPROXIMATILY TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AT 0740, WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 14,800' MSL TO THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF 17,000'MSL, THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD LOST AN ENGINE AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO RETURN TO KCLS.ZSE ARTCC CLEARED N68718 TO KCLS AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO DESCEND AT PILOT'S DISCRETION TO 10,000'MSL. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS FROM N68718. SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS LOCATED THE CRASH SITE AND WRECKAGE OF N68718 AT MID-DAY ON 10/26/2010. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.
NTSB investigation
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