What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 28, 2001, at 1757 central daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N7331P, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with the terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering over lake of the ozarks state park, osage Beech, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed the lee c. fine memorial airport (aiz), kaiser, Missouri, at 1733, and had the intended destination of schaumburg regional airport, schaumburg, Illinois.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 28, 2001, AT 1757 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N7331P, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING OVER LAKE OF THE OZARKS STATE PARK, OSAGE BEECH, MISSOURI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LEE C. FINE MEMORIAL AIRPORT (AIZ), KAISER, MISSOURI, AT 1733, AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF SCHAUMBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.