What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N7158X, a Cessna 150A, departed Brawley Municipal Airport (kbwc) heading eastbound at 1:15 am. Two people were on board. One person was a certificated private pilot and the other person a non certificated passenger. Several hours later, the family of the pilot realized he had not returned home and began searching for him. The pilot?s dad tracked his cell phone signal and this led him to the accident site. When the dad arrived, he found his son (the pilot) and his friend (the passenger) deceased. First responders were called and they secured the scene. The crash site is located approximately 3 miles east of kbwc. The county coroner estimated the time of death to be between 1:00AM and 3:00AM. The FAA?s investigation revealed that the engine was not producing power during impact.
As the FAA filed it
N7158X, A CESSNA 150A, DEPARTED BRAWLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBWC) HEADING EASTBOUND AT 1:15 AM. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD. ONE PERSON WAS A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THE OTHER PERSON A NON CERTIFICATED PASSENGER. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE FAMILY OF THE PILOT REALIZED HE HAD NOT RETURNED HOME AND BEGAN SEARCHING FOR HIM. THE PILOT?S DAD TRACKED HIS CELL PHONE SIGNAL AND THIS LED HIM TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. WHEN THE DAD ARRIVED, HE FOUND HIS SON (THE PILOT) AND HIS FRIEND (THE PASSENGER) DECEASED. FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED AND THEY SECURED THE SCENE. THE CRASH SITE IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES EAST OF KBWC. THE COUNTY CORONER ESTIMATED THE TIME OF DEATH TO BE BETWEEN 1:00AM AND 3:00AM. THE FAA?S INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER DURING IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.