What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Cessna 208B N208SD departed quinhagak airport Alaska at 1133 local time on October 2, 2016 enroute for Togiak airport Alaska. A two pilot crew with on passenger and 40LBS of cargo. The weather was marginal VFR conditions with rain squalls in the area. The crew received a flight release from the operational control center before the flight. Enroute to Togiak the aircraft impacted terrain at approximately 2,500' and 10 miles from the destination airport. The aircraft was destroyed and the passenger along with the pilots were killed during the impact. A post accident fire consumed most of the wreckage.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 208B N208SD DEPARTED QUINHAGAK AIRPORT ALASKA AT 1133 LOCAL TIME ON OCTOBER 2, 2016 ENROUTE FOR TOGIAK AIRPORT ALASKA. A TWO PILOT CREW WITH ON PASSENGER AND 40LBS OF CARGO. THE WEATHER WAS MARGINAL VFR CONDITIONS WITH RAIN SQUALLS IN THE AREA. THE CREW RECEIVED A FLIGHT RELEASE FROM THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL CENTER BEFORE THE FLIGHT. ENROUTE TO TOGIAK THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 2,500' AND 10 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PASSENGER ALONG WITH THE PILOTS WERE KILLED DURING THE IMPACT. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.