What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Accident occurred sometime between 0430 and 0720 local time.
Pilot was incapacitated due to a fatal self inflicted gun shot wound to the head. Phase of flight, departure point, and intended destination are unknown.
Aircraft collided with terrain east of the runway at the Bullhead laughlin airport (ifp). Aircraft was discovered at 0720 by an ifp firefighter during a morning patrol.
Aircraft was destroyed during the accident sequence. No post crash fire occurred.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 0430 AND 0720 LOCAL TIME.
PILOT WAS INCAPACITATED DUE TO A FATAL SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. PHASE OF FLIGHT, DEPARTURE POINT, AND INTENDED DESTINATION ARE UNKNOWN.
AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN EAST OF THE RUNWAY AT THE BULLHEAD LAUGHLIN AIRPORT (IFP). AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED AT 0720 BY AN IFP FIREFIGHTER DURING A MORNING PATROL.
AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.