What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed vay for a aerial demonstration in the vicinity of Medford, NJ. The aircraft was destroyed when it impacted terrain while conducting a low pass at the south jersey regional airport. A witness, approx. 2,000 feet from the accident site saw the aircraft depart and perform several passes before attempting a "slow" pass to the west at 200 feet AGL. As the airplane passed in front of the witness, it slowed and started to sink. The airplane's pitch attitude increased and the witness heard an increase in power, followed by a bang. He described the bang as a consistent with a "compressor stall."
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VAY FOR A AERIAL DEMONSTRATION IN THE VICINITY OF MEDFORD, NJ. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE CONDUCTING A LOW PASS AT THE SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. A WITNESS, APPROX. 2,000 FEET FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE SAW THE AIRCRAFT DEPART AND PERFORM SEVERAL PASSES BEFORE ATTEMPTING A "SLOW" PASS TO THE WEST AT 200 FEET AGL. AS THE AIRPLANE PASSED IN FRONT OF THE WITNESS, IT SLOWED AND STARTED TO SINK. THE AIRPLANE'S PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASED AND THE WITNESS HEARD AN INCREASE IN POWER, FOLLOWED BY A BANG. HE DESCRIBED THE BANG AS A CONSISTENT WITH A "COMPRESSOR STALL."
NTSB investigation
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