What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft lost power on approach made a 180 degree turn, clipped median on highway. Crashed. (-23) as a contributing factor it should be noted that the pilot reported recently (the previous day) attending his father's funeral, was flying an aircraft that was new to him, and was functioning with very little sleep.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON APPROACH MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN, CLIPPED MEDIAN ON HIGHWAY. CRASHED. (-23) AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PILOT REPORTED RECENTLY (THE PREVIOUS DAY) ATTENDING HIS FATHER'S FUNERAL, WAS FLYING AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS NEW TO HIM, AND WAS FUNCTIONING WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.