What happened
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Acft crashed under unkn circumstances into a wooded area at the manchester city park, 2 POB suffered fatal inj. (.4)several witnesses reported seeing the airplane in a left bank circling the park about 75 feet above the ground, one witness thought the airplane contacted the trees prior to the descent. Witnesses reported hearing the engine operating at the time. The airplane then descended into the trees and terrain. A post impact fire ensued. Inspection of the airplane and engine failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented normal operation. (-23) upon arrival at the scene of the accident the following was observed: the passenger section of the fuselage was destroyed by the post accident fire. The aft portion of the fuselage including the empennage survived the fire. The empennage was substantially damaged by impact with trees. The propeller bolts were snapped off and the propeller was not attached to the prop flange. There was only about 50-60% of the engine exposed, the rest of the engine was buried in the ground. The medical examiner had not removed the pilot. After the remains were removed, the airplane was checked for all parts. The right landing gear was found about 30 yards behind the airplane. The left landing gear fairing was found about 80-100 yards behind the airplane. These parts were apparently knocked off by impact with the trees surrounding the airplane. All flight control cables were examined. They exhibited failure caused by rapid stretching stress or the associated hardware attached to the airframe failed due to the impact forces. (Continued); no attachment.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO A WOODED AREA AT THE MANCHESTER CITY PARK, 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (.4)SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE IN A LEFT BANK CIRCLING THE PARK ABOUT 75 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ONE WITNESS THOUGHT THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE TREES PRIOR TO THE DESCENT. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE OPERATING AT THE TIME. THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED INTO THE TREES AND TERRAIN. A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION. (-23) UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED: THE PASSENGER SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE AFT PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE INCLUDING THE EMPENNAGE SURVIVED THE FIRE. THE EMPENNAGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT WITH TREES. THE PROPELLER BOLTS WERE SNAPPED OFF AND THE PROPELLER WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE PROP FLANGE. THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 50-60% OF THE ENGINE EXPOSED, THE REST OF THE ENGINE WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAD NOT REMOVED THE PILOT. AFTER THE REMAINS WERE REMOVED, THE AIRPLANE WAS CHECKED FOR ALL PARTS. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND ABOUT 30 YARDS BEHIND THE AIRPLANE. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR FAIRING WAS FOUND ABOUT 80-100 YARDS BEHIND THE AIRPLANE. THESE PARTS WERE APPARENTLY KNOCKED OFF BY IMPACT WITH THE TREES SURROUNDING THE AIRPLANE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE EXAMINED. THEY EXHIBITED FAILURE CAUSED BY RAPID STRETCHING STRESS OR THE ASSOCIATED HARDWARE ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME FAILED DUE TO THE IMPACT FORCES. (CONTINUED); NO ATTACHMENT.
NTSB investigation
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