What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On June 22, 2001, at 2000 central daylight time, a Renegade spirit, N730JB, piloted by a student pilot, was substantially damaged following a forced landing in a field. The pilot was performing aerobatics when he heard a bang, at which time the airplane exhibited a left rolling tendency. He then activated a ballistic parachute system aboard the airplane. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The student pilot reported no injuries. The local flight departed from the pilot's private airstrip near lynn center, Illinois. (-23) student pilot, whose certificate had expired and does not show evidence of current medical examination, was doing loops over his house when he heard a noise like a control cable snapping. He could not control aircraft. At about 400 AGL he deployed ballistic parachute installed in airplane and hit ground with tail first and then wing. He was acting alone and not under supervision of his instructor.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 22, 2001, AT 2000 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A RENEGADE SPIRIT, N730JB, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS WHEN HE HEARD A BANG, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE EXHIBITED A LEFT ROLLING TENDENCY. HE THEN ACTIVATED A BALLISTIC PARACHUTE SYSTEM ABOARD THE AIRPLANE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE PILOT'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR LYNN CENTER, ILLINOIS. (-23) STUDENT PILOT, WHOSE CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED AND DOES NOT SHOW EVIDENCE OF CURRENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION, WAS DOING LOOPS OVER HIS HOUSE WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A CONTROL CABLE SNAPPING. HE COULD NOT CONTROL AIRCRAFT. AT ABOUT 400 AGL HE DEPLOYED BALLISTIC PARACHUTE INSTALLED IN AIRPLANE AND HIT GROUND WITH TAIL FIRST AND THEN WING. HE WAS ACTING ALONE AND NOT UNDER SUPERVISION OF HIS INSTRUCTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.