What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Received inital notification at 1345 hours, Sunday 09/23/2001 that a small airplane had crashed in Watertown, CT. privacy data omitted Arrived at privacy data omitted on or about 3 p.m. behind the residence was a starduster too, experimental amateur built two wing aircraft lying on its side just behind the tree line of the owners property, approximately 30 feet from the owners home. There were numerous broken tree branches, leaves and aircraft pieces littering the yard. Pieces of the aircraft could be seen hanging from the point of entry to the impact site. The estimated path cut thru the trees was 150-200 feet. A clear path isvisible from the top of the trees (80-100 feet in height) to the impact site. The wings were ripped open and wrapped around the fuselage. Portions of the propeller could not be located. The pilot was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The aircraft received substantial damage and was partially buried in the dirt.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RECEIVED INITAL NOTIFICATION AT 1345 HOURS, SUNDAY 09/23/2001 THAT A SMALL AIRPLANE HAD CRASHED IN WATERTOWN, CT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON OR ABOUT 3 P.M. BEHIND THE RESIDENCE WAS A STARDUSTER TOO, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT TWO WING AIRCRAFT LYING ON ITS SIDE JUST BEHIND THE TREE LINE OF THE OWNERS PROPERTY, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE OWNERS HOME. THERE WERE NUMEROUS BROKEN TREE BRANCHES, LEAVES AND AIRCRAFT PIECES LITTERING THE YARD. PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE SEEN HANGING FROM THE POINT OF ENTRY TO THE IMPACT SITE. THE ESTIMATED PATH CUT THRU THE TREES WAS 150-200 FEET. A CLEAR PATH ISVISIBLE FROM THE TOP OF THE TREES (80-100 FEET IN HEIGHT) TO THE IMPACT SITE. THE WINGS WERE RIPPED OPEN AND WRAPPED AROUND THE FUSELAGE. PORTIONS OF THE PROPELLER COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND WAS PARTIALLY BURIED IN THE DIRT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.