What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Tried return to departure airstrip due rough air. Stalled and impacted ground. No flight instruction in homebuilt. (.19) on August 15, 1993, about 1945 central daylight time, a rotec engineering, inc., rotec rally 3, N145RE, listed with the FAA in a "sale reported" status, crashed following an in-flight loss of control near Jay, Florida while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot was seriously injured. The time of departure has not been determined. According to a witness, the airplane stalled during cruise flight then descended and impacted the ground. He further stated that the engine was running the entire time and sounded normal.
As the FAA filed it
TRIED RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRSTRIP DUE ROUGH AIR. STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND. NO FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN HOMEBUILT. (.19) ON AUGUST 15, 1993, ABOUT 1945 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROTEC ENGINEERING, INC., ROTEC RALLY 3, N145RE, LISTED WITH THE FAA IN A "SALE REPORTED" STATUS, CRASHED FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL NEAR JAY, FLORIDA WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE TIME OF DEPARTURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE STALLED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THEN DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING THE ENTIRE TIME AND SOUNDED NORMAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.