What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Took off at night over river. Seen wobbling nose high to clear a bridge stalled into river. Advanced heart disease. (-23) privacy data omitted in the attempt to avoid an imminent collision with the bridge the pilot of the aircraft abruptly pulled back on the aircraft control wheel to gain altitude. This action caused the aircraft to stall to the left and fall into the Tennessee river, resulting in the death of all three persons aboard.
As the FAA filed it
TOOK OFF AT NIGHT OVER RIVER. SEEN WOBBLING NOSE HIGH TO CLEAR A BRIDGE STALLED INTO RIVER. ADVANCED HEART DISEASE. (-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THE ATTEMPT TO AVOID AN IMMINENT COLLISION WITH THE BRIDGE THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PULLED BACK ON THE AIRCRAFT CONTROL WHEEL TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL TO THE LEFT AND FALL INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF ALL THREE PERSONS ABOARD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.