What happened
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Crashed into residential area and burned. (.4)the pilot telephoned a friend and told him he would be flying over his house. The pilot then perfromed a pre-flight inspection on the airplane and took off with no discrepancies noted. A student pilot was also on board. About 15 minutes later, the airplane was observed circling a residential area at altitudes ranging from 500 to 1,000 feet mean sea level for about five minutes. Some witnesses reported hearing the engine 'rev up' and become quiet during the circling. The airplane was then observed to initiate a 'steep' climb, suddenly nose over, and spin into the ground. The airplane aerodynamically stalled, spun, impacted trees and terrain, and burned. The flaps were found in the fully retracted position. Examinations of the airframe and engine did not reveal any pre-impact mechanical deficiencies.
As the FAA filed it
CRASHED INTO RESIDENTIAL AREA AND BURNED. (.4)THE PILOT TELEPHONED A FRIEND AND TOLD HIM HE WOULD BE FLYING OVER HIS HOUSE. THE PILOT THEN PERFROMED A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION ON THE AIRPLANE AND TOOK OFF WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. A STUDENT PILOT WAS ALSO ON BOARD. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED CIRCLING A RESIDENTIAL AREA AT ALTITUDES RANGING FROM 500 TO 1,000 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. SOME WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE 'REV UP' AND BECOME QUIET DURING THE CIRCLING. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN OBSERVED TO INITIATE A 'STEEP' CLIMB, SUDDENLY NOSE OVER, AND SPIN INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE AERODYNAMICALLY STALLED, SPUN, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN, AND BURNED. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION. EXAMINATIONS OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES.
NTSB investigation
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