What happened
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Fatal aircraft crash due to unknown circumstances 22 miles north east of sisters Oregon.
An alnot report was received September 09/22/2022 about an aircraft privacy data omitted that was missing. The family of the pilot made the report of the missing aircraft when the pilot did not return home at the expected time of 5PM. The aircraft is a pa 28 privacy data omitted.
The route of flight began from the los angeles area from gray butte fld CA (04CA). The route of flight was from 04CA to westover field, amador county (kjaq) near oakland and san francisco, sisters eagle airport in or near sisters. The pilot stopped for fuel at sister’s eagle airport (6K5) at approximately 3PM local time. The destination was curtis (0WA2) a private airstrip in Washington near chehalis (cls).
The weather was reported to be 6 miles of visibility with smoke and haze due to forest fires. The sky was reported clear at the bend municipal airport.
Hikers reported what sounded like a crash and smoke with the smell of fuel Thursday afternoon 09/22/2022.
The lynn county sherriff and the coast guard found the wreckage the morning of 09/23/2022. The wreckage appeared to indicate a straight in flight path due to only the tail being visible. The wreckage was located 22 miles NE of sisters, OR in the national wilderness area of Mt. Jefferson.
The coast guard reported the weather to be good but near mount jefferson there were some low clouds and winds. The coast guard was able to confirm that there was one person in the aircraft.
The NTSB determined that the accident is a fatality with one sole on board and the aircraft is destroyed.
The wreckage was retrieved from mount jefferson 10/20/2022 and placed in the family’s hanger in chehalis
As the FAA filed it
FATAL AIRCRAFT CRASH DUE TO UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES 22 MILES NORTH EAST OF SISTERS OREGON.
AN ALNOT REPORT WAS RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 09/22/2022 ABOUT AN AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT WAS MISSING. THE FAMILY OF THE PILOT MADE THE REPORT OF THE MISSING AIRCRAFT WHEN THE PILOT DID NOT RETURN HOME AT THE EXPECTED TIME OF 5PM. THE AIRCRAFT IS A PA 28 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT BEGAN FROM THE LOS ANGELES AREA FROM GRAY BUTTE FLD CA (04CA). THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS FROM 04CA TO WESTOVER FIELD, AMADOR COUNTY (KJAQ) NEAR OAKLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO, SISTERS EAGLE AIRPORT IN OR NEAR SISTERS. THE PILOT STOPPED FOR FUEL AT SISTER’S EAGLE AIRPORT (6K5) AT APPROXIMATELY 3PM LOCAL TIME. THE DESTINATION WAS CURTIS (0WA2) A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN WASHINGTON NEAR CHEHALIS (CLS).
THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO BE 6 MILES OF VISIBILITY WITH SMOKE AND HAZE DUE TO FOREST FIRES. THE SKY WAS REPORTED CLEAR AT THE BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
HIKERS REPORTED WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A CRASH AND SMOKE WITH THE SMELL OF FUEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON 09/22/2022.
THE LYNN COUNTY SHERRIFF AND THE COAST GUARD FOUND THE WRECKAGE THE MORNING OF 09/23/2022. THE WRECKAGE APPEARED TO INDICATE A STRAIGHT IN FLIGHT PATH DUE TO ONLY THE TAIL BEING VISIBLE. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED 22 MILES NE OF SISTERS, OR IN THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS AREA OF MT. JEFFERSON.
THE COAST GUARD REPORTED THE WEATHER TO BE GOOD BUT NEAR MOUNT JEFFERSON THERE WERE SOME LOW CLOUDS AND WINDS. THE COAST GUARD WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS ONE PERSON IN THE AIRCRAFT.
THE NTSB DETERMINED THAT THE ACCIDENT IS A FATALITY WITH ONE SOLE ON BOARD AND THE AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED.
THE WRECKAGE WAS RETRIEVED FROM MOUNT JEFFERSON 10/20/2022 AND PLACED IN THE FAMILY’S HANGER IN CHEHALIS
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