What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Corrective action; g other: talked to aircraft owner and stated that they should implement their part 135 risk assessment tool on all part 91 flight.
After multiple flights up to dog camp, accident pilot decided to take a different return route to base.
Aircraft was reported missing and a company aircraft was dispatched and reported severe turbulence and reduced visibility due to low cloud layers in the area of the crash site.
Us coast guard aircraft also reported severe turbulence and were only able to hoist a rescue swimmer to the crash site and determine the pilot was deceased.
Aircraft had impacted a snow covered hillside in a high vertical right side up slope, no forward movement was indicated.
Investigation by both airframe and engine manufacturer indicate the aircraft was operating normal at time of impacted.
As the FAA filed it
CORRECTIVE ACTION; G OTHER: TALKED TO AIRCRAFT OWNER AND STATED THAT THEY SHOULD IMPLEMENT THEIR PART 135 RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL ON ALL PART 91 FLIGHT.
AFTER MULTIPLE FLIGHTS UP TO DOG CAMP, ACCIDENT PILOT DECIDED TO TAKE A DIFFERENT RETURN ROUTE TO BASE.
AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING AND A COMPANY AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED AND REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO LOW CLOUD LAYERS IN THE AREA OF THE CRASH SITE.
US COAST GUARD AIRCRAFT ALSO REPORTED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND WERE ONLY ABLE TO HOIST A RESCUE SWIMMER TO THE CRASH SITE AND DETERMINE THE PILOT WAS DECEASED.
AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED A SNOW COVERED HILLSIDE IN A HIGH VERTICAL RIGHT SIDE UP SLOPE, NO FORWARD MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED.
INVESTIGATION BY BOTH AIRFRAME AND ENGINE MANUFACTURER INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMAL AT TIME OF IMPACTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.