What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot, and sole occupant of the Grumman AA5A aircraft, departed Lakeview county airport intending to fly to hubler Idaho. While enroute, he encountered weather conditions that were reported as IFR with possible icing. The aircraft impacted the rocky terrain at about 6500 feet on a steep western slope of hart mountain but the location of the wreckage was not discoverd until 6 days later. The pilot was killed in the accident sequence and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. An ammendment of this report may follow after a review of cami's toxicology report and examination of the wreckage when/if recovered.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE GRUMMAN AA5A AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED LAKEVIEW COUNTY AIRPORT INTENDING TO FLY TO HUBLER IDAHO. WHILE ENROUTE, HE ENCOUNTERED WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WERE REPORTED AS IFR WITH POSSIBLE ICING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROCKY TERRAIN AT ABOUT 6500 FEET ON A STEEP WESTERN SLOPE OF HART MOUNTAIN BUT THE LOCATION OF THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT DISCOVERD UNTIL 6 DAYS LATER. THE PILOT WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.AN AMMENDMENT OF THIS REPORT MAY FOLLOW AFTER A REVIEW OF CAMI'S TOXICOLOGY REPORT AND EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE WHEN/IF RECOVERED.
NTSB investigation
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