What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was being operated by Mcdonnell Douglas corporation and flown by a Mcdonnell Douglas test pilot performing aerobatic maneuvers under the terms of a waiver issued by the st. Louis FSDO. During the second sequence of practice maneuvers flown on this date, the aircraft did not recover from a 1/2 cuban-8 maneuver and impacted open ground in a residential area approximately 1/4 mile from the approach end of aln runway 11, killing the pilot. It now appears the aircraft's two engine were producing power at the time of ground impact. The national transportation safety board (NTSB) assumed responsibility for investigating this accident on June 24, 1996.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION AND FLOWN BY A MCDONNELL DOUGLAS TEST PILOT PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS UNDER THE TERMS OF A WAIVER ISSUED BY THE ST. LOUIS FSDO. DURING THE SECOND SEQUENCE OF PRACTICE MANEUVERS FLOWN ON THIS DATE, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECOVER FROM A 1/2 CUBAN-8 MANEUVER AND IMPACTED OPEN GROUND IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF ALN RUNWAY 11, KILLING THE PILOT. IT NOW APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT'S TWO ENGINE WERE PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF GROUND IMPACT. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR INVESTIGATING THIS ACCIDENT ON JUNE 24, 1996.