What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed into a field under unknown circumstances, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft has substantial damage. (-23)during a left turn course reversal the aircraft entered an accelerated stall which progressed into a tailspin. After two of three turns the aircraft struck the ground at a steep angle demolishing the aircraft and fatally injuring the pilot who was the sole occupant.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)DURING A LEFT TURN COURSE REVERSAL THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN ACCELERATED STALL WHICH PROGRESSED INTO A TAILSPIN. AFTER TWO OF THREE TURNS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE DEMOLISHING THE AIRCRAFT AND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N8937C · 1
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