What happened
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Aircraft nosed into ground, crashed. (-23) the commercial certificated pilot, returning from a CFR 14, part 137 flight, made a low pass over the part 137 base office and diagonally across the sod runway and pulled the aircraft up into a steep climb. At the estimated altitude of one hundred and fifty feet the aircraft stalled, entered into a vertical dive, and impacted nose first in a crop field, causing fatal injuries to the pilot and destruction of the aircraft. No fire occurred. Investigation revealed no evidence of mechanical or structural failure.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO GROUND, CRASHED. (-23) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, RETURNING FROM A CFR 14, PART 137 FLIGHT, MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE PART 137 BASE OFFICE AND DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE SOD RUNWAY AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP INTO A STEEP CLIMB. AT THE ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED INTO A VERTICAL DIVE, AND IMPACTED NOSE FIRST IN A CROP FIELD, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO FIRE OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
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