What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman descended to look at a ridgetop so that it could be evaluated as a landing surface. Topographic map data indicates rising terrain. Post-crash interviews conducted by fish and wildlife officer of the pilot and the state trooper who flew in to rescue the pilot and his son, stated that the aircraft stalled as the pilot was trying to climb over a ridge. There was not enough power to maintain the required rate of climb to out-climb the terrain. The pilot did not report the accident to the national transportation safety board or federal aviation administration as required. Accident was reported by fish and wildlife officer approximately 6 months after the accident occurred.
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN DESCENDED TO LOOK AT A RIDGETOP SO THAT IT COULD BE EVALUATED AS A LANDING SURFACE. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP DATA INDICATES RISING TERRAIN. POST-CRASH INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER OF THE PILOT AND THE STATE TROOPER WHO FLEW IN TO RESCUE THE PILOT AND HIS SON, STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AS THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO CLIMB OVER A RIDGE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED RATE OF CLIMB TO OUT-CLIMB THE TERRAIN.THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OR FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AS REQUIRED. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N7056D · 1
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