What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed under unknown circumstances vicinity of jackson. (.19) on November 1, 1998, about 1600 central standard time, an experimental, ferguson rans S-10 sakota, N383FF, registered to a private individual, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed on approach to a grass strip at Pisgah, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The amateur-built airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the strip at Pisgah a few minutes before the accident. According to a witness, the airplane was on landing approach at about 200 feet, AGL, when it rolled to the right, entered a spin, and collided with the terrain in about a 20 to 25 degrees nose down attitude. (.4) the airplane was observed flying down the centerline of the runway between 150 to 200 feet AGL, and commence an abrupt steep bank to the left. Once into the 45 to 50 degree bank, the nose dropped, and the ballistic recovery parachute was seen to partially deploy. The airplane continued in the descending spiral until impact with the ground. No evidence of precrash malfunctions of flight cont rols were found. (-23) aircraft was witnessed conducting chadelles and steep turn maneuvers at approximately 300 feet AGL. Aircraft was observed entering a left 45 degree bank followed by a rapid loss of altitude and impact of ground at near vertical attitude.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES VICINITY OF JACKSON. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1600 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, FERGUSON RANS S-10 SAKOTA, N383FF, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON APPROACH TO A GRASS STRIP AT PISGAH, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE STRIP AT PISGAH A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE WAS ON LANDING APPROACH AT ABOUT 200 FEET, AGL, WHEN IT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, ENTERED A SPIN, AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN ABOUT A 20 TO 25 DEGREES NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING DOWN THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY BETWEEN 150 TO 200 FEET AGL, AND COMMENCE AN ABRUPT STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT. ONCE INTO THE 45 TO 50 DEGREE BANK, THE NOSE DROPPED, AND THE BALLISTIC RECOVERY PARACHUTE WAS SEEN TO PARTIALLY DEPLOY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN THE DESCENDING SPIRAL UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH MALFUNCTIONS OF FLIGHT CONT ROLS WERE FOUND. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED CONDUCTING CHADELLES AND STEEP TURN MANEUVERS AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ENTERING A LEFT 45 DEGREE BANK FOLLOWED BY A RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND IMPACT OF GROUND AT NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.
NTSB investigation
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