What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Buzzed auto auvtion sight. Stalled and spun induring pullup. (.4)witnesses reported the pilot was attending an auto auction which he left to go get his airplane. It is reported the pilot told people at the auction that he was going to 'buzz' them and they should watch for him. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane fly over the auction at an altitude between 50 and 100 feet AGL. The airplane made a 180 degree turn after which it entered a steep left turn and descended to impact with the terrain. One witness reported hearing the engine running until impact. Post accident inspection failed to reveal any mechanical failure/malfunction of the airplane or engine. (-23)privacy data omitted, the sole occupant of an amateur-built aircraft, a rans S9, was fatally injured when the aircraft crashed in a field next to an automoblie auction facility near Waukee, IA. The accident occurred shortly after departing an airfield at desota, IA, where the aircraft had been stored. The aircraft came into contact with the terrain after the aircraft pitched nose down during a turn after flying low over a small gathering of pe ople in the parking lot at the auction facility. Witness estimates placed the aircraft as low as 50 feet.
As the FAA filed it
BUZZED AUTO AUVTION SIGHT. STALLED AND SPUN INDURING PULLUP. (.4)WITNESSES REPORTED THE PILOT WAS ATTENDING AN AUTO AUCTION WHICH HE LEFT TO GO GET HIS AIRPLANE. IT IS REPORTED THE PILOT TOLD PEOPLE AT THE AUCTION THAT HE WAS GOING TO 'BUZZ' THEM AND THEY SHOULD WATCH FOR HIM. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE FLY OVER THE AUCTION AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 50 AND 100 FEET AGL. THE AIRPLANE MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AFTER WHICH IT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN AND DESCENDED TO IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. ONE WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE RUNNING UNTIL IMPACT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE OR ENGINE. (-23)^PRIVACY DATA O^, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF AN AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT, A RANS S9, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD NEXT TO AN AUTOMOBLIE AUCTION FACILITY NEAR WAUKEE, IA. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING AN AIRFIELD AT DESOTA, IA, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STORED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN DURING A TURN AFTER FLYING LOW OVER A SMALL GATHERING OF PE OPLE IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE AUCTION FACILITY. WITNESS ESTIMATES PLACED THE AIRCRAFT AS LOW AS 50 FEET.
NTSB investigation
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