What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot privacy data omitted, certificate no. privacy data omitted, Was flying at low level with passenger privacy data omitted who was filming the local rural area. This was reported as a non revenue personnal flight. Terrain in the area consisted of rolling hills covered with cedar trees. As the pilot made a right turn into a small draw it became obvious that he could not outclimb the rising terrain and that a right or left turn was not feasable due to steep slopes on each side. The pilot continued up the draw and impacted cedar trees destroying the aircraft. The pilot suffered a broken leg and the passenger was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS FLYING AT LOW LEVEL WITH PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS FILMING THE LOCAL RURAL AREA. THIS WAS REPORTED AS A NON REVENUE PERSONNAL FLIGHT. TERRAIN IN THE AREA CONSISTED OF ROLLING HILLS COVERED WITH CEDAR TREES. AS THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A SMALL DRAW IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT HE COULD NOT OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN AND THAT A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN WAS NOT FEASABLE DUE TO STEEP SLOPES ON EACH SIDE. THE PILOT CONTINUED UP THE DRAW AND IMPACTED CEDAR TREES DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.