What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/02/2020 N965DM departed mht for buf. After an extended period without radio communication buf ATC was able to raise the PIC. Shortly after this contact the aircraft entered a rapid decent and impacted terrain in the town of Corfu NY. Both the pilot and passenger suffered fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. At the crash site debris was spread over a large area with some larger pieces in the trees. Some of the wreckage showed signs of an inflight fire internal of the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/02/2020 N965DM DEPARTED MHT FOR BUF. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITHOUT RADIO COMMUNICATION BUF ATC WAS ABLE TO RAISE THE PIC. SHORTLY AFTER THIS CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A RAPID DECENT AND IMPACTED TERRAIN IN THE TOWN OF CORFU NY. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. AT THE CRASH SITE DEBRIS WAS SPREAD OVER A LARGE AREA WITH SOME LARGER PIECES IN THE TREES. SOME OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED SIGNS OF AN INFLIGHT FIRE INTERNAL OF THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.