What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had been engaged in 14 CFR part 137 aerial application for several flights on this date prior to the accident. Witnesses observed the aircraft making a high speed pass downwind approximately 10 feet over the runway and enter an abrupt pull up at the end of the runway. The aircraft was further observed to enter a left turn at a high climb angle. The aircraft pitched over, descended steeply and crashed. A fire erupted on impact and the aircraft was destroyed and the pilot suffered fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FOR SEVERAL FLIGHTS ON THIS DATE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT MAKING A HIGH SPEED PASS DOWNWIND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OVER THE RUNWAY AND ENTER AN ABRUPT PULL UP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FURTHER OBSERVED TO ENTER A LEFT TURN AT A HIGH CLIMB ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER, DESCENDED STEEPLY AND CRASHED. A FIRE ERUPTED ON IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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