What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At approximately 13:22 local time on 07/21/01, Beechcraft N6062E collided with the ground 4 miles north and one mile east of Grafton, IA. The aircraft was piloted by Mr. Henry manwarren of merced, CA. He and his wife, Mrs. Beth manwarren, had been enroute to oshkosh, WI from merced. The accident occurred in a soybean field and broke up on impact. Both Mr. And Mrs. Manwarren received fatal injuries in the accident. There are reports of thunderstorm activity in the area at the time of the accident. The reports of the thunderstorm included heavy rain, lightning, high wind, and pea sized hail. The manwarrens had spent the night of 07/20/01 in cherokee, IA, where they had refueled the aircraft. There are reports that Mr. Manwarrne did check the weather and was aware of thunderstorm activity along his intended flight path. Mr. Manwarren was a private pilot who did not possess an instrument rating. He did not have a valid medical certificate. Mr. Manwarren was under investigation by the medical division of the FAA for concerns related to diabetes.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 13:22 LOCAL TIME ON 07/21/01, BEECHCRAFT N6062E COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND 4 MILES NORTH AND ONE MILE EAST OF GRAFTON, IA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY MR. HENRY MANWARREN OF MERCED, CA. HE AND HIS WIFE, MRS. BETH MANWARREN, HAD BEEN ENROUTE TO OSHKOSH, WI FROM MERCED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD AND BROKE UP ON IMPACT. BOTH MR. AND MRS. MANWARREN RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE REPORTS OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE REPORTS OF THE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDED HEAVY RAIN, LIGHTNING, HIGH WIND, AND PEA SIZED HAIL. THE MANWARRENS HAD SPENT THE NIGHT OF 07/20/01 IN CHEROKEE, IA, WHERE THEY HAD REFUELED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT MR. MANWARRNE DID CHECK THE WEATHER AND WAS AWARE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG HIS INTENDED FLIGHT PATH. MR. MANWARREN WAS A PRIVATE PILOT WHO DID NOT POSSESS AN INSTRUMENT RATING. HE DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. MR. MANWARREN WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE MEDICAL DIVISION OF THE FAA FOR CONCERNS RELATED TO DIABETES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.