What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) PIC gunnels was flying as the right wingman in a three ship AT-6 formation fly-by. This event was conducted, from witness observations, between 1700 and 2500 feet agl-no waiver required. This formation flew over the holiday rodeo at sbs, during a classic/antique fly-in. The formation flew from north to south from the rodeo grounds. After the formation passed over the rodeo ground, two of the a/c made a left turn out. The accident a/c made a climbing right turn towards the rising terrain. The a/c was observed in a right turn, then anabrubt roll to the left through the inverted position. The a/c made two turns to the right with the nose down, followed by approx 6 more right spins in a flat position. The a/c hit the ground with no forward movement.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC GUNNELS WAS FLYING AS THE RIGHT WINGMAN IN A THREE SHIP AT-6 FORMATION FLY-BY. THIS EVENT WAS CONDUCTED, FROM WITNESS OBSERVATIONS, BETWEEN 1700 AND 2500 FEET AGL-NO WAIVER REQUIRED. THIS FORMATION FLEW OVER THE HOLIDAY RODEO AT SBS, DURING A CLASSIC/ANTIQUE FLY-IN. THE FORMATION FLEW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FROM THE RODEO GROUNDS. AFTER THE FORMATION PASSED OVER THE RODEO GROUND, TWO OF THE A/C MADE A LEFT TURN OUT. THE ACCIDENT A/C MADE A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE RISING TERRAIN. THE A/C WAS OBSERVED IN A RIGHT TURN, THEN ANABRUBT ROLL TO THE LEFT THROUGH THE INVERTED POSITION. THE A/C MADE TWO TURNS TO THE RIGHT WITH THE NOSE DOWN, FOLLOWED BY APPROX 6 MORE RIGHT SPINS IN A FLAT POSITION. THE A/C HIT THE GROUND WITH NO FORWARD MOVEMENT.
NTSB investigation
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