What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 24. 2011 about 1715 eastern standard time, an aircraft operated by state of Maine dept of inland fisheries & wildlife crashed. The pilot was returning to home base after assisting another warden with a disabled snowmobile. The pilot departed about 1 hour later and the game warden reported that almost immediately after the airplane departed, visibility was reduced to less that 1/2 mile due to snow. The pilot was reported missing about 2000 on 3/24/11. Aircraft was located approximately 0915 on 3/25/11 on Clear Lake near the allagash wilderness. Aircraft crashed due to unknown circumstances. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The wreckage was located on a frozen, snow-covered lake and all major components of the airplane were accounted for at the scene. The initial impact point was identified by an area of broken ice with debris from the airplane scattered along a wreckage path about 350 feet in length. The main cabin exhibited extensive impact-related damage and deformation. The propeller was separated from the engine and all three blades exhibiting damage. The wreckage was retained for further post-recovery examination. Post examination was performed by factory manufactuer 's safety investigators, FAA iic and NTSB iic. No abnormalities were noted on either the airframe or engine. Awaiting futher toxiology and autopsy reports.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 24. 2011 ABOUT 1715 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY STATE OF MAINE DEPT OF INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE CRASHED. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AFTER ASSISTING ANOTHER WARDEN WITH A DISABLED SNOWMOBILE. THE PILOT DEPARTED ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER AND THE GAME WARDEN REPORTED THAT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED, VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO LESS THAT 1/2 MILE DUE TO SNOW. THE PILOT WAS REPORTED MISSING ABOUT 2000 ON 3/24/11. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0915 ON 3/25/11 ON CLEAR LAKE NEAR THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON A FROZEN, SNOW-COVERED LAKE AND ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE SCENE. THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT WAS IDENTIFIED BY AN AREA OF BROKEN ICE WITH DEBRIS FROM THE AIRPLANE SCATTERED ALONG A WRECKAGE PATH ABOUT 350 FEET IN LENGTH. THE MAIN CABIN EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE IMPACT-RELATED DAMAGE AND DEFORMATION. THE PROPELLER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AND ALL THREE BLADES EXHIBITING DAMAGE. THE WRECKAGE WAS RETAINED FOR FURTHER POST-RECOVERY EXAMINATION. POST EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED BY FACTORY MANUFACTUER 'S SAFETY INVESTIGATORS, FAA IIC AND NTSB IIC. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED ON EITHER THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE. AWAITING FUTHER TOXIOLOGY AND AUTOPSY REPORTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.