What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
** Pending NTSB final **
On Wednesday, January 3, 2022 at approximately 1815 mountain standard time (MST), this office was notified of a fatal accident 30 miles west of Arizona City, AZ. The aircraft is located in an extreme rural area without access to the accident scene by road. It was noted by civil air patrol that the aircraft was scattered over a large area, the aircraft is N6796N a Mooney M20C. The aircraft was last registered to privacy data omitted, but has since been deregistered by aircraft records on January 31, 2021, due to the expiry of the registration. The aircraft had departed marana regional airport (kavq), destination french valley, California (F70) with an expected ETA of 1330 PST on 12/31/2021. The family of the pilot filed an alnot after the pilot failed to arrive. The alnot was called off on 01/03/2022 at 1500 PST when the aircraft was spotted by civil air patrol.
Preliminary information confirmed that there was one person on the aircraft that sustained fatal injuries. The latest reported medical, verified by cami, was a third class medical dated 09/05/2014. The pilot has one prior accident on November 01, 2010, when the investigation stated that it appeared that the pilot became disoriented in flight due to a lack of illumination at night and a loss of situational awareness. It was recommended that the pilot receive a 44709 re-examination of his qualifications. On February 25, 2011 the pilot satisfactorily completed the 44709 re-examination. No other accident history since then.
** This is an ongoing investigation **
As the FAA filed it
** PENDING NTSB FINAL **
ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF A FATAL ACCIDENT 30 MILES WEST OF ARIZONA CITY, AZ. THE AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED IN AN EXTREME RURAL AREA WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE BY ROAD. IT WAS NOTED BY CIVIL AIR PATROL THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCATTERED OVER A LARGE AREA, THE AIRCRAFT IS N6796N A MOONEY M20C. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BUT HAS SINCE BEEN DEREGISTERED BY AIRCRAFT RECORDS ON JANUARY 31, 2021, DUE TO THE EXPIRY OF THE REGISTRATION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KAVQ), DESTINATION FRENCH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (F70) WITH AN EXPECTED ETA OF 1330 PST ON 12/31/2021. THE FAMILY OF THE PILOT FILED AN ALNOT AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO ARRIVE. THE ALNOT WAS CALLED OFF ON 01/03/2022 AT 1500 PST WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPOTTED BY CIVIL AIR PATROL.
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON THE AIRCRAFT THAT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE LATEST REPORTED MEDICAL, VERIFIED BY CAMI, WAS A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL DATED 09/05/2014. THE PILOT HAS ONE PRIOR ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 01, 2010, WHEN THE INVESTIGATION STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED IN FLIGHT DUE TO A LACK OF ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT AND A LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PILOT RECEIVE A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION OF HIS QUALIFICATIONS. ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011 THE PILOT SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED THE 44709 RE-EXAMINATION. NO OTHER ACCIDENT HISTORY SINCE THEN.
** THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION **