What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
ATC data indicates the flight originated from portland-troutdale airport (ttd), at approximately 1420 PST. The aircraft proceeded east from ttd towards cascade locks, OR, then turned south towards mount hood, and climbed to a final altitude of 11900 MSL. Upon approaching mount hood, the aircraft initiated two left orbits around the mountain. Upon entering the second orbit, the aircraft appears to have reduced altitude and impacted the side of the mountain, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft. The wreckage came to rest on eliot glacier, at an approximate altitude of 8700 MSL.
Weather reports for the mount hood area at the time of the accident report winds from the north and possible mountain wave as reported by NTSB preliminary reports. No known pireps were filed for the area.
As the FAA filed it
ATC DATA INDICATES THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTLAND-TROUTDALE AIRPORT (TTD), AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 PST. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED EAST FROM TTD TOWARDS CASCADE LOCKS, OR, THEN TURNED SOUTH TOWARDS MOUNT HOOD, AND CLIMBED TO A FINAL ALTITUDE OF 11900 MSL. UPON APPROACHING MOUNT HOOD, THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED TWO LEFT ORBITS AROUND THE MOUNTAIN. UPON ENTERING THE SECOND ORBIT, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE REDUCED ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WRECKAGE CAME TO REST ON ELIOT GLACIER, AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 8700 MSL.
WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE MOUNT HOOD AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORT WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN WAVE AS REPORTED BY NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORTS. NO KNOWN PIREPS WERE FILED FOR THE AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.