What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was on a VFR cross country flight originating in Minnesota. No flight plan information exists for this flight. Family and friends stated that this particular leg of the flight was planned to be from coulee city, WA to orcas island, WA. The aircraft never arrived at its planned destination at orcas island. After overdue calls were made on 7-14-2015, a search found the aircraft wreckage located in steep terrain on twin sisters mountain near Acme, WA. At approximately 6300 MSL and approximately 146 miles from its planned departure point. Further investigation at the accident location by rescue personnel indicated that the two occupants suffered fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed upon impact with terrain.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATING IN MINNESOTA. NO FLIGHT PLAN INFORMATION EXISTS FOR THIS FLIGHT. FAMILY AND FRIENDS STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR LEG OF THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED TO BE FROM COULEE CITY, WA TO ORCAS ISLAND, WA. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER ARRIVED AT ITS PLANNED DESTINATION AT ORCAS ISLAND. AFTER OVERDUE CALLS WERE MADE ON 7-14-2015, A SEARCH FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE LOCATED IN STEEP TERRAIN ON TWIN SISTERS MOUNTAIN NEAR ACME, WA. AT APPROXIMATELY 6300 MSL AND APPROXIMATELY 146 MILES FROM ITS PLANNED DEPARTURE POINT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT LOCATION BY RESCUE PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.