What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Attached NTSB report (.4)the airplane was vectored for an arrival from the west at night with 10 miles visibility. The pilot was instructed to over-fly the airport at 1,500 feet for left traffic, runway 19. He descended to 500 feet, and positioned the airplane for a right base to runway 19. He then made a 180-degree turn to follow another airplane on a right downwind. The local controller then instructed the pilot to fly a 090-degree heading. Witnesses listening on a scanner had observed the airplane make a 180-degree steep turn to the right. After the controller instructed the pilot to fly 090 degrees, they observed the airplane make a steep turn to the left and descend out of view. The airplane struck the side of a residence in an approximate 60-degree left wing low, 30-degree nose down attitude, and a post-crash fire developed. No evidence of a pre-existing mechanical failure or malfunction was found. Radar data revealed the airspeed had decreased from about 180 knots to about 78 knots over 4 minutes. Stall speeds for a 30-degree bank were estimated to be 88 knots with flaps up and 80 knots flaps down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ATTACHED NTSB REPORT (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS VECTORED FOR AN ARRIVAL FROM THE WEST AT NIGHT WITH 10 MILES VISIBILITY. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO OVER-FLY THE AIRPORT AT 1,500 FEET FOR LEFT TRAFFIC, RUNWAY 19. HE DESCENDED TO 500 FEET, AND POSITIONED THE AIRPLANE FOR A RIGHT BASE TO RUNWAY 19. HE THEN MADE A 180-DEGREE TURN TO FOLLOW ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER THEN INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO FLY A 090-DEGREE HEADING. WITNESSES LISTENING ON A SCANNER HAD OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE MAKE A 180-DEGREE STEEP TURN TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO FLY 090 DEGREES, THEY OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE MAKE A STEEP TURN TO THE LEFT AND DESCEND OUT OF VIEW. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE SIDE OF A RESIDENCE IN AN APPROXIMATE 60-DEGREE LEFT WING LOW, 30-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AND A POST-CRASH FIRE DEVELOPED. NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. RADAR DATA REVEALED THE AIRSPEED HAD DECREASED FROM ABOUT 180 KNOTS TO ABOUT 78 KNOTS OVER 4 MINUTES. STALL SPEEDS FOR A 30-DEGREE BANK WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 88 KNOTS WITH FLAPS UP AND 80 KNOTS FLAPS DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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