What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot took a student out that same morning to the same mountainous area and encountered smooth, calm air. He landed and immediately loaded two passengers to do aerial observation of the same area. Once they arrived in the canyon they encountered some windy conditions with downdrafts. The pilot made a turn towards a ground marker that the passenger requested and felt a downdraft. He immediately banked left to exit the canyon and felt a stronger downdraft. He held vy and heard the stall horn sound. This is all he remembers based on his concussion upon impact with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOOK A STUDENT OUT THAT SAME MORNING TO THE SAME MOUNTAINOUS AREA AND ENCOUNTERED SMOOTH, CALM AIR. HE LANDED AND IMMEDIATELY LOADED TWO PASSENGERS TO DO AERIAL OBSERVATION OF THE SAME AREA. ONCE THEY ARRIVED IN THE CANYON THEY ENCOUNTERED SOME WINDY CONDITIONS WITH DOWNDRAFTS. THE PILOT MADE A TURN TOWARDS A GROUND MARKER THAT THE PASSENGER REQUESTED AND FELT A DOWNDRAFT. HE IMMEDIATELY BANKED LEFT TO EXIT THE CANYON AND FELT A STRONGER DOWNDRAFT. HE HELD VY AND HEARD THE STALL HORN SOUND. THIS IS ALL HE REMEMBERS BASED ON HIS CONCUSSION UPON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.