What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Witnesses said the pilot passed over their house between 300 and 500 feet and made a hard right roll. They said the plane (engine) usually cut out or dies when he is upside down and will restart when he levels out. The engine did restart or picked up RPM and then he banked right and leveled out. He dipped down at about a 30 degree angle and impacted the ground. The witnesses said the pilot had a heart attack in 1994, did not report it on his medical certification application in 1995 or 1996. He had recently begun taking prinvil and pravachol. The autopsy report listed the cause of death as "massive traumatic injuries associated with an aiplane crash." (-23) on may 31, 1998, at 14:22 MDT a experimental aircraft, an everett special, N30BP, registered to and flown by bill m. patterson on a 14 CFR part 91 flight, was involved in a fatal accident near Stanley, new Mexico. The aircraft was flying at an estimated altitude of 500 AGL when Mr. Patterson performed a right hand roll. Witness stated that the engine had cut out momentarily while the aircraft was inverted, and that it came back to life after the aircraft had been righted. After the roll the aircraft had banked to the right and was heading downward at a 20 degree angle under full power. The aircraft never recovered and struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
WITNESSES SAID THE PILOT PASSED OVER THEIR HOUSE BETWEEN 300 AND 500 FEET AND MADE A HARD RIGHT ROLL. THEY SAID THE PLANE (ENGINE) USUALLY CUT OUT OR DIES WHEN HE IS UPSIDE DOWN AND WILL RESTART WHEN HE LEVELS OUT. THE ENGINE DID RESTART OR PICKED UP RPM AND THEN HE BANKED RIGHT AND LEVELED OUT. HE DIPPED DOWN AT ABOUT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE WITNESSES SAID THE PILOT HAD A HEART ATTACK IN 1994, DID NOT REPORT IT ON HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATION APPLICATION IN 1995 OR 1996. HE HAD RECENTLY BEGUN TAKING PRINVIL AND PRAVACHOL. THE AUTOPSY REPORT LISTED THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS "MASSIVE TRAUMATIC INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH AN AIPLANE CRASH." (-23) ON MAY 31, 1998, AT 14:22 MDT A EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, AN EVERETT SPECIAL, N30BP, REGISTERED TO AND FLOWN BY BILL M. PATTERSON ON A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR STANLEY, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 500 AGL WHEN MR. PATTERSON PERFORMED A RIGHT HAND ROLL. WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD CUT OUT MOMENTARILY WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED, AND THAT IT CAME BACK TO LIFE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RIGHTED. AFTER THE ROLL THE AIRCRAFT HAD BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND WAS HEADING DOWNWARD AT A 20 DEGREE ANGLE UNDER FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER RECOVERED AND STRUCK THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.