What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 18, 2013, around 1838 pacific daylight time (PDT), a Cessna 170B, N2865C, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain in a heavily wooded area approximately one quarter of a mile east of Auburn Municipal Airport (aun), in Auburn, California. The private pilotprivacy data omitted and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated under day visual flight rules, part 91. With no flight plan filed, the personal flight originated from crazy creek glider port, in California, at about 1800 PDT; intended destination was aun. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The wreckage was discovered by the California highway patrol?s air operations unit on the morning of may 19, 2013, at approximately 0145 PDT. The majority of the wreckage was contained within 30 feet of the point of impact. The degree of damage indicated that the airplane had struck the ground at a nose-down attitude.
A garmin gpsmap 296 unit was recovered from the wreckage and revealed track information, including geographic position, altitude, heading, and ground speed.
No pre-impact anomalies were noted during the examination of the airframe and engine on may 21, 2013.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 18, 2013, AROUND 1838 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), A CESSNA 170B, N2865C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER OF A MILE EAST OF AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AUN), IN AUBURN, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER DAY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, PART 91. WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED, THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CRAZY CREEK GLIDER PORT, IN CALIFORNIA, AT ABOUT 1800 PDT; INTENDED DESTINATION WAS AUN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL?S AIR OPERATIONS UNIT ON THE MORNING OF MAY 19, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 0145 PDT. THE MAJORITY OF THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN 30 FEET OF THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE DEGREE OF DAMAGE INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD STRUCK THE GROUND AT A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.
A GARMIN GPSMAP 296 UNIT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WRECKAGE AND REVEALED TRACK INFORMATION, INCLUDING GEOGRAPHIC POSITION, ALTITUDE, HEADING, AND GROUND SPEED.
NO PRE-IMPACT ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE ON MAY 21, 2013.
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