What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 14, 2001, at 2015 central daylight time, a christen industries eagle ii, N80VB, piloted by a commercial pilot, impacted a corn field while performing aerobatic maneuvers. Visual meteorological conditions with convective activity in the area prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The local flight departed at time unknown. (-23) witnesses stated that the subject aircraft was maneuvering at what appeared to be a safe and reasonable height above the surface. The airplane was last seen to continue in a series of banking and pitching movements before disappearing from view behind trees. The pilot and passenger have no recollection of the events of the flight. There is no evidence of pre-existing mechanical or structural deficiencies.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 14, 2001, AT 2015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES EAGLE II, N80VB, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, IMPACTED A CORN FIELD WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED AT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SAFE AND REASONABLE HEIGHT ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN TO CONTINUE IN A SERIES OF BANKING AND PITCHING MOVEMENTS BEFORE DISAPPEARING FROM VIEW BEHIND TREES. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS OF THE FLIGHT. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL OR STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES.
NTSB investigation
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