What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed Lexington, Or (9S9) at an unknown time with one ocupant and flew to pasco, WA (pcs) to pick up a passenger. The aircraft departed pcs at approximately 1800 PDT with 2 persons onboard for a direct flight back to 9S9. The weather was high light overcast with light winds and the flight was conducted in VMC conditions. The pilot informed the passenger they were on final approach, then shortly thereafter the aircraft impacted the ground approximately 3 miles from the end of rwy 26. The aircraft was destroyed, the pilot received fatal injuries and the passenger received severe injuries. The passenger was able to get out of the aircraft and go for help.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEXINGTON, OR (9S9) AT AN UNKNOWN TIME WITH ONE OCUPANT AND FLEW TO PASCO, WA (PCS) TO PICK UP A PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PCS AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 PDT WITH 2 PERSONS ONBOARD FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT BACK TO 9S9. THE WEATHER WAS HIGH LIGHT OVERCAST WITH LIGHT WINDS AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN VMC CONDITIONS.THE PILOT INFORMED THE PASSENGER THEY WERE ON FINAL APPROACH, THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE END OF RWY 26. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND GO FOR HELP.
NTSB investigation
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