What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A/c crashed under unknown circumstances in a hilly and grassy area on private property (united technologies corporation) approx. 11 NM east-south east of Reid Hillview airport, San Jose, CA. The pilot was renting the a/c from amelia Reid aviation at Reid hill view airport at 1100 PDT on June 15, 2000. The a/c was observed by witnesses to be conducting aerobatic manuevers over the accident site at the time of the accident. The a/c was reported as overdue on June 16, 2000. The a/c wreckage and deceased pilot were found by company employees at 0930 PDT on June 16, 2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A HILLY AND GRASSY AREA ON PRIVATE PROPERTY (UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION) APPROX. 11 NM EAST-SOUTH EAST OF REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, CA. THE PILOT WAS RENTING THE A/C FROM AMELIA REID AVIATION AT REID HILL VIEW AIRPORT AT 1100 PDT ON JUNE 15, 2000. THE A/C WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES TO BE CONDUCTING AEROBATIC MANUEVERS OVER THE ACCIDENT SITE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE A/C WAS REPORTED AS OVERDUE ON JUNE 16, 2000. THE A/C WRECKAGE AND DECEASED PILOT WERE FOUND BY COMPANY EMPLOYEES AT 0930 PDT ON JUNE 16, 2000.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.