What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed under unk circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj. Canton, TX (-23) witness reported seeing aircraft just above treetops on downwind to base for runway 13 at 1TA7 wiht engine sputtering. Witness stated aircraft was turning right in an apparent attempt to make runway 13 when the engine quit altogether and the aircraft suddenly fell and impacted the ground. Evidence indicates aircraft struck the ground inverted at a very steep angle. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact. There was no post-crash fire. The pilot and sole occupant died at the scene.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNK CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. CANTON, TX (-23) WITNESS REPORTED SEEING AIRCRAFT JUST ABOVE TREETOPS ON DOWNWIND TO BASE FOR RUNWAY 13 AT 1TA7 WIHT ENGINE SPUTTERING. WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING RIGHT IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO MAKE RUNWAY 13 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT ALTOGETHER AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY FELL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. EVIDENCE INDICATES AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT DIED AT THE SCENE.
NTSB investigation
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