What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 15, 2021, at 1100 MST, a Cessna 175, N7584M, privacy data omitted crashed into a ravine about eight miles south east of Reserve, NM, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, the certificated commercial pilot was killed, and the two passengers were seriously injured. The flight originated at silver city, NM, on October 15, 2021, at about 1000 MST.
The investigation determined the pilot was flying slow to spot elk and flying into the sun. She had trouble seeing into the sun and flew into the trees. There were no shoulder harnesses installed, it appears this contributed to the fatality. There was no indication of mechanical issues.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 15, 2021, AT 1100 MST, A CESSNA 175, N7584M, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED INTO A RAVINE ABOUT EIGHT MILES SOUTH EAST OF RESERVE, NM, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS KILLED, AND THE TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SILVER CITY, NM, ON OCTOBER 15, 2021, AT ABOUT 1000 MST.
THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE PILOT WAS FLYING SLOW TO SPOT ELK AND FLYING INTO THE SUN. SHE HAD TROUBLE SEEING INTO THE SUN AND FLEW INTO THE TREES. THERE WERE NO SHOULDER HARNESSES INSTALLED, IT APPEARS THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FATALITY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF MECHANICAL ISSUES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.