What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
1 Fatal when N102JB bushby homebuilt/experimental crashed 1 NE 44J (Daytona Beach, FL) Spruce Creek Airport. Crashed under unknown circumstances. No ATC involvement. (.19) on July 17, 1999, at 1615 eastern daylight time, a bushby m-ii experimental, N102JB, collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from the Spruce Creek Airport, in Daytona Beach, Florida. The airplane was operated by the private pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local pleasure flight. The pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was departing at the time of the accident. According to witnesses, the engine quit shortly after takeoff. Moments later the airplane was seen descending and impacting into trees. Examination of the aircraft by the FAA found the distributor coil wire disconnected from the distributor and lying loose on the engine. (-23) see attachment
As the FAA filed it
1 FATAL WHEN N102JB BUSHBY HOMEBUILT/EXPERIMENTAL CRASHED 1 NE 44J (DAYTONA BEACH, FL) SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT. CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. NO ATC INVOLVEMENT. (.19) ON JULY 17, 1999, AT 1615 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BUSHBY M-II EXPERIMENTAL, N102JB, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT, IN DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN DESCENDING AND IMPACTING INTO TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FAA FOUND THE DISTRIBUTOR COIL WIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR AND LYING LOOSE ON THE ENGINE. (-23) SEE ATTACHMENT
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.