What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Observed low level rolls and steep turns. Nosed into near vertical impact with ground from inverted flight. (.19) on April 9, 1995, at 1800 central daylight time, a Cessna 180B, N5181E, was destroyed during maneuvering flight near Sanger, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross country flight from bar vk air ranch estates to northwest regional airport in roanoke, Texas. One witness reported teh airplane "did a wind over", and then entered a vertical descent. Another witness observed the airplane, at 200 to 300 feet above ground level, enter a steep right turn, come out of the turn "flying upside down", and then "nose straight down and plow into the ground."
As the FAA filed it
OBSERVED LOW LEVEL ROLLS AND STEEP TURNS. NOSED INTO NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT WITH GROUND FROM INVERTED FLIGHT. (.19) ON APRIL 9, 1995, AT 1800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 180B, N5181E, WAS DESTROYED DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT NEAR SANGER, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM BAR VK AIR RANCH ESTATES TO NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT IN ROANOKE, TEXAS. ONE WITNESS REPORTED TEH AIRPLANE "DID A WIND OVER", AND THEN ENTERED A VERTICAL DESCENT. ANOTHER WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE, AT 200 TO 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, ENTER A STEEP RIGHT TURN, COME OUT OF THE TURN "FLYING UPSIDE DOWN", AND THEN "NOSE STRAIGHT DOWN AND PLOW INTO THE GROUND."
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.