What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On departure from airport, pilot passed out. Passenger attempted to land, struck a pole, and trees on landing. (-23) before take off pilot was complaining of not feeling well and chest pains. Pilot was not sure he wanted to make flight. He finally decided to make the flight. After take off pilot decided to return to airport. While on approach to Monroe Airport the pilot suffered a fatal heart attack. When the pilot suffered the heart attack the aircraft was about 50 to 100 feet off the ground. The aircraft nosed up and headed toward the hanger and FBO. The passenger, who is not a pilot, tried to control the aircraft and get it on the ground. The passenger managed to avoid the hangers, buildings, and people on the ground but hit on top of a hill an went into the woods. The passenger suffered no injuries but the aircraft was substantially damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON DEPARTURE FROM AIRPORT, PILOT PASSED OUT. PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO LAND, STRUCK A POLE, AND TREES ON LANDING. (-23) BEFORE TAKE OFF PILOT WAS COMPLAINING OF NOT FEELING WELL AND CHEST PAINS. PILOT WAS NOT SURE HE WANTED TO MAKE FLIGHT. HE FINALLY DECIDED TO MAKE THE FLIGHT. AFTER TAKE OFF PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. WHILE ON APPROACH TO MONROE AIRPORT THE PILOT SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK. WHEN THE PILOT SUFFERED THE HEART ATTACK THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED UP AND HEADED TOWARD THE HANGER AND FBO. THE PASSENGER, WHO IS NOT A PILOT, TRIED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND GET IT ON THE GROUND. THE PASSENGER MANAGED TO AVOID THE HANGERS, BUILDINGS, AND PEOPLE ON THE GROUND BUT HIT ON TOP OF A HILL AN WENT INTO THE WOODS. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.