What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Cause of accident unknown. It appears from looking at the radar track data provided by ATC of N665SP and looking at a terminal area chart that the aircraft departed renton airport from runway 16, made a left downwind departure, climing over the newcastle area heading towards the crash site on little mount si. Witness statements report the aircraft altitude as flying low heading east towards little mount si. The aircraft impacted the mountain at approximently two thousand feet. Witness statement stated the aircraft disappeard into fog which was patchy and thick. On site inspection of the crash site and witness reports indicate the aircraft was flying straight and level and made controled flight into terrain. There were no survivors.
As the FAA filed it
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN.IT APPEARS FROM LOOKING AT THE RADAR TRACK DATA PROVIDED BY ATC OF N665SP AND LOOKING AT A TERMINAL AREA CHART THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RENTON AIRPORT FROM RUNWAY 16, MADE A LEFT DOWNWIND DEPARTURE, CLIMING OVER THE NEWCASTLE AREA HEADING TOWARDS THE CRASH SITE ON LITTLE MOUNT SI. WITNESS STATEMENTS REPORT THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE AS FLYING LOW HEADING EAST TOWARDS LITTLE MOUNT SI.THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMENTLY TWO THOUSAND FEET.WITNESS STATEMENT STATED THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARD INTO FOG WHICH WAS PATCHY AND THICK.ON SITE INSPECTION OF THE CRASH SITE AND WITNESS REPORTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AND MADE CONTROLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.