What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Witnesses report seeing the aircraft flying low and in between mountain ridges. Aircraft right wing scraped mountain ridge and eventually cartwheel into the mountain. Aircraft exploded on contact. Pilot was thrown from aircraft while on fire, resulting in death. Weather at the time had fog and scattered clouds. Pilot was flying VFR. Aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
WITNESSES REPORT SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW AND IN BETWEEN MOUNTAIN RIDGES. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING SCRAPED MOUNTAIN RIDGE AND EVENTUALLY CARTWHEEL INTO THE MOUNTAIN. AIRCRAFT EXPLODED ON CONTACT. PILOT WAS THROWN FROM AIRCRAFT WHILE ON FIRE, RESULTING IN DEATH. WEATHER AT THE TIME HAD FOG AND SCATTERED CLOUDS. PILOT WAS FLYING VFR. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.