What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During an airshow in cherry point, NC, Mr. Kennedy was participating in an aerial demonstration team called the swift magic team. Mr. Kennedy was flying in formation with two other a/c performing light aerobatics during their show routine. Mr. Kennedy's aircraft suffered catastrophic engine failure as a result of a prop blade separation. Mr. Kennendy immediately landed the aircraft on the runway directly below. The engine remained with the a/c even though the remainder of the propeller & hub ripped part of the crankshaft from the engine and sheared all but one of the engine attach bolts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AN AIRSHOW IN CHERRY POINT, NC, MR. KENNEDY WAS PARTICIPATING IN AN AERIAL DEMONSTRATION TEAM CALLED THE SWIFT MAGIC TEAM. MR. KENNEDY WAS FLYING IN FORMATION WITH TWO OTHER A/C PERFORMING LIGHT AEROBATICS DURING THEIR SHOW ROUTINE. MR. KENNEDY'S AIRCRAFT SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF A PROP BLADE SEPARATION. MR. KENNENDY IMMEDIATELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY DIRECTLY BELOW. THE ENGINE REMAINED WITH THE A/C EVEN THOUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPELLER & HUB RIPPED PART OF THE CRANKSHAFT FROM THE ENGINE AND SHEARED ALL BUT ONE OF THE ENGINE ATTACH BOLTS.
NTSB investigation
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