What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 21, 2017 N413LL a PA-46-350P took off out of hurricane, UT for a return flight to salt lake city with 5 souls on-board. Moments after the gear was selected up the pilot smelled smoke on the cockpit, 5 or 10 seconds later smoke was visible in the cockpit. After a return to airport was initiated the engine quit. The aircraft crashed 1.25 miles from the airport where a fire damaged the engine and forward baggage compartment. The right wing was torn from the aircraft at the wing root and the l/h horizontal stabilizer was damaged. All 5 passengers extracted themselves from the aircraft two with minor injuries. The aircraft has substanial damage
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 N413LL A PA-46-350P TOOK OFF OUT OF HURRICANE, UT FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO SALT LAKE CITY WITH 5 SOULS ON-BOARD. MOMENTS AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE ON THE COCKPIT, 5 OR 10 SECONDS LATER SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER A RETURN TO AIRPORT WAS INITIATED THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1.25 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT WHERE A FIRE DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE RIGHT WING WAS TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE WING ROOT AND THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED. ALL 5 PASSENGERS EXTRACTED THEMSELVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT TWO WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.