What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N8664Y, an overdue aircraft with two people on board was headed to mccarthy Monday June 25th, 2018 was located on June 27th, 2018 by the Alaska air national guard. Continuity of controls was established at the accident site. The NTSB noted that the fuel was turned on. It was also determined based on fuel being found in the header tank that fuel was on board the aircraft at the time of impact. This was further confirmed by the propeller damage as it indicated the engine was making full power at the time of impact.
Toxicology report on pilot indicated airman was not impacted by mind altering substances. Autopsy indicated cause of death was extensive blunt force trauma.
No additional information available as of 08/16/2018
As the FAA filed it
N8664Y, AN OVERDUE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD WAS HEADED TO MCCARTHY MONDAY JUNE 25TH, 2018 WAS LOCATED ON JUNE 27TH, 2018 BY THE ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD. CONTINUITY OF CONTROLS WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE NTSB NOTED THAT THE FUEL WAS TURNED ON. IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED BASED ON FUEL BEING FOUND IN THE HEADER TANK THAT FUEL WAS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THIS WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED BY THE PROPELLER DAMAGE AS IT INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING FULL POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
TOXICOLOGY REPORT ON PILOT INDICATED AIRMAN WAS NOT IMPACTED BY MIND ALTERING SUBSTANCES. AUTOPSY INDICATED CAUSE OF DEATH WAS EXTENSIVE BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AS OF 08/16/2018
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.