What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was making the approach to land at the Dan Creek Mine strip landing to the east toward rising terrain. Eye witnesses stated they heard the airplane on approach making a popping noise. They said they heard the airplane make noise consistent with attempting a go around, then sounded quiet then heard it impact the ground. Aircraft was found an estimated 700 feet to the north of the runway. Aircraft was observed burning by local residents. Local resident grabbed a pump and hose for the purpose of putting the fire out, then contacted the Alaska state troopers who came to the accident and documented with photographs. The following day the left wing was removed for the purpose of removing the occupants.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT THE DAN CREEK MINE STRIP LANDING TO THE EAST TOWARD RISING TERRAIN. EYE WITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD THE AIRPLANE ON APPROACH MAKING A POPPING NOISE. THEY SAID THEY HEARD THE AIRPLANE MAKE NOISE CONSISTENT WITH ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND, THEN SOUNDED QUIET THEN HEARD IT IMPACT THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AN ESTIMATED 700 FEET TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BURNING BY LOCAL RESIDENTS. LOCAL RESIDENT GRABBED A PUMP AND HOSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUTTING THE FIRE OUT, THEN CONTACTED THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS WHO CAME TO THE ACCIDENT AND DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE LEFT WING WAS REMOVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING THE OCCUPANTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.