What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed into a corn field under unknown circumstances, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23) found pitts sis, crashed into field. A/c was on approx 80 degree nose down angle to the ground. Pilot sole occupant was killed in crash. NTSB investigating crash for probable cause privacy data omittedNTSB iic. Engine turned over freely. Had compression. There was also a strong odor of fuel at the site. Engine had oil on it and flight controls had continuity.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) FOUND PITTS SIS, CRASHED INTO FIELD. A/C WAS ON APPROX 80 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE TO THE GROUND. PILOT SOLE OCCUPANT WAS KILLED IN CRASH. NTSB INVESTIGATING CRASH FOR PROBABLE CAUSE ^PRIVACY DATA ^NTSB IIC. ENGINE TURNED OVER FREELY. HAD COMPRESSION. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL AT THE SITE. ENGINE HAD OIL ON IT AND FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.