What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft was on base leg turning for final approach when it lost left engine power, rolled over, and crashed in a nose-down attitude, all 4 POB suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)pilot was on base to final turn when he called Jefferson City tower and stated he was having problems with the left engine. He received clearance to land. Shortly thereafter the aircraft impacted the ground in a vertical attitude. It then exploded and burned. All occupants received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ON BASE LEG TURNING FOR FINAL APPROACH WHEN IT LOST LEFT ENGINE POWER, ROLLED OVER, AND CRASHED IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE, ALL 4 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT WAS ON BASE TO FINAL TURN WHEN HE CALLED JEFFERSON CITY TOWER AND STATED HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LEFT ENGINE. HE RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE. IT THEN EXPLODED AND BURNED. ALL OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.