What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was operating in mountain terrain at high altitude and investigation revealed loss of power and possible high density altitude. The aircraft apparently stalled and crashed. Aircraft caught fire and was destroyed. Female passenger was fatal. Pilot was burned and sustained several broken bones and burns over most of his body.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AT HIGH ALTITUDE AND INVESTIGATION REVEALED LOSS OF POWER AND POSSIBLE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY STALLED AND CRASHED. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. FEMALE PASSENGER WAS FATAL. PILOT WAS BURNED AND SUSTAINED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES AND BURNS OVER MOST OF HIS BODY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.