What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 17, 2019, at 0952 local time, an Aviat Aircraft Inc., husky A-1A, N137C, registered to privacy data omitted northern wings aviation LLC, was flying a grizzly bear survey flight when the pilot, privacy data omitted encountered descending air and rising terrain at low altitude. He executed an emergency landing on a plateau in the mountains 35 miles south of Ennis, MT. The pilot sustained a minor injury to his forehead and the passenger was uninjured, the aircraft was consumed by fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 17, 2019, AT 0952 LOCAL TIME, AN AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC., HUSKY A-1A, N137C, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NORTHERN WINGS AVIATION LLC, WAS FLYING A GRIZZLY BEAR SURVEY FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED DESCENDING AIR AND RISING TERRAIN AT LOW ALTITUDE. HE EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A PLATEAU IN THE MOUNTAINS 35 MILES SOUTH OF ENNIS, MT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS FOREHEAD AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.