What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot requested the RNAV approach due to scattered clouds; the aircraft was approved for the RNAV approach to ksbs and joined at tilli. The pilot followed the RNAV z approach. After passing wdchk at 9100, the aircraft continued its descent along the glide path, impacting the south side of quarry mountain at an elevation of approximately 8150’. The impact resulted in aircraft being destroyed and 4 fatalities, 1 pilot and 3 passengers.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REQUESTED THE RNAV APPROACH DUE TO SCATTERED CLOUDS; THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR THE RNAV APPROACH TO KSBS AND JOINED AT TILLI. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE RNAV Z APPROACH. AFTER PASSING WDCHK AT 9100, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS DESCENT ALONG THE GLIDE PATH, IMPACTING THE SOUTH SIDE OF QUARRY MOUNTAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 8150’. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED AND 4 FATALITIES, 1 PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.