What happened
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The aircraft left Douglas, Wyoming converse county airport (dgw) on February 9, 2012 at approximately 1000 Mountain standard time (MST) for salt lake city, Utah (slc). The pilot planned to fly to slc, pick up a passenger and return to dgw. The passenger had traveled from Wyoming to slc on a medical flight with her mother, the passenger also being a nurse. The pilot was providing a volunteer no cost service for the Wyoming chapter of the volunteer organization pilots for christ. The flight operated under the radio call sign CMF19T (comfort flight 19T). The pilot landed at the Morgan County Utah airport (42U) instead of slc due to low ceilings in the area. The passenger traveled to 42U to meet the aircraft. Witnesses at 42U stated that the flight departed at approximately 1345 MST.federal aviation administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) report that the pilot requested and received VFR flight following to dgw at 1346 MST. Radar contact was established at 1348 MST and issued altimeter setting for evanston, Wyoming (evw) of 3026. The last reported radar contact was at 1410 MST at 41 13 n 111 31 w.an alert notice (alnot) was issued February 9, 2012. Morgan County Utah sheriff and civil air patrol personnel began a search for the aircraft and stated that the search was made difficult by winter weather including snow. The aircraft wreckage was found February 10, 2012 at 1058 MST at approximately 41 10 57 n 111 34 59 w, approximately 8.5 nautical miles east-northeast of 42U. Initial responders reported that the airplane impacted a northwest facing, treed slope, at an elevation of approximately 7,700 feet mean sea level. The wreckage debris field was approximately 75 feet in length. At 1355 MST February 9, 2012, an aviation routine weather report (METAR) for hill air force base, located about 18 nautical miles west-southwest of the accident site, reported the following conditions: wind, calm, visibility, 7 statute miles, clouds, few at 2,700 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet, temperature, 3 degrees centigrade, dew point, 0 degrees centigrade, altimeter, 30.33 inches of mercury. Airmen's meteorological information (AIRMET) sierra for Mountain obscuration due to clouds and precipitation was current over the area of the accident. The wreckage will be recovered later for examination. The pilots and aircraft logbooks were located in a hangar at dgw and will be examined. At that time blocks including 21, 29, 32, 33, 42, and 43 will be amended.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT LEFT DOUGLAS, WYOMING CONVERSE COUNTY AIRPORT (DGW) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST) FOR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (SLC). THE PILOT PLANNED TO FLY TO SLC, PICK UP A PASSENGER AND RETURN TO DGW. THE PASSENGER HAD TRAVELED FROM WYOMING TO SLC ON A MEDICAL FLIGHT WITH HER MOTHER, THE PASSENGER ALSO BEING A NURSE. THE PILOT WAS PROVIDING A VOLUNTEER NO COST SERVICE FOR THE WYOMING CHAPTER OF THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION PILOTS FOR CHRIST. THE FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER THE RADIO CALL SIGN CMF19T (COMFORT FLIGHT 19T). THE PILOT LANDED AT THE MORGAN COUNTY UTAH AIRPORT (42U) INSTEAD OF SLC DUE TO LOW CEILINGS IN THE AREA. THE PASSENGER TRAVELED TO 42U TO MEET THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES AT 42U STATED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 MST.FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) REPORT THAT THE PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO DGW AT 1346 MST. RADAR CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED AT 1348 MST AND ISSUED ALTIMETER SETTING FOR EVANSTON, WYOMING (EVW) OF 3026. THE LAST REPORTED RADAR CONTACT WAS AT 1410 MST AT 41 13 N 111 31 W.AN ALERT NOTICE (ALNOT) WAS ISSUED FEBRUARY 9, 2012. MORGAN COUNTY UTAH SHERIFF AND CIVIL AIR PATROL PERSONNEL BEGAN A SEARCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND STATED THAT THE SEARCH WAS MADE DIFFICULT BY WINTER WEATHER INCLUDING SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND FEBRUARY 10, 2012 AT 1058 MST AT APPROXIMATELY 41 10 57 N 111 34 59 W, APPROXIMATELY 8.5 NAUTICAL MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF 42U. INITIAL RESPONDERS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A NORTHWEST FACING, TREED SLOPE, AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7,700 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE WRECKAGE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET IN LENGTH. AT 1355 MST FEBRUARY 9, 2012, AN AVIATION ROUTINE WEATHER REPORT (METAR) FOR HILL AIR FORCE BASE, LOCATED ABOUT 18 NAUTICAL MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: WIND, CALM, VISIBILITY, 7 STATUTE MILES, CLOUDS, FEW AT 2,700 FEET, OVERCAST AT 3,200 FEET, TEMPERATURE, 3 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, DEW POINT, 0 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, ALTIMETER, 30.33 INCHES OF MERCURY. AIRMEN'S METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION (AIRMET) SIERRA FOR MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION DUE TO CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION WAS CURRENT OVER THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT.THE WRECKAGE WILL BE RECOVERED LATER FOR EXAMINATION. THE PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE LOCATED IN A HANGAR AT DGW AND WILL BE EXAMINED. AT THAT TIME BLOCKS INCLUDING 21, 29, 32, 33, 42, AND 43 WILL BE AMENDED.
NTSB investigation
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