What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot departed a private hunting ranch near avon, MS. Enroute to monroe, LA. (Mlu). He had received a weather briefing from deridder afss at 0825 CST for a flight from greenville, ms to monroe, LA. The briefer advised that VFR flight was not recommended. It appeared that the pilot was maneuvering to land at a private airport (27A7) north of oak grove, LA. A witness, who was located in a hangar at the private airport, stated that he heard the airplane over fly the airport at what sounded like a "low altitude." The witness went outside and observed the airplane approximately 1/4 of a mile southeast of the airport at approx. 300 feet above the ground, in a steep left bank. The airplane then entered a spin, rotated 1-1.5 times, and impacted the ground. The witness reported that the cloud base was approx. 500 feet AGL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE HUNTING RANCH NEAR AVON, MS. ENROUTE TO MONROE, LA. (MLU). HE HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM DERIDDER AFSS AT 0825 CST FOR A FLIGHT FROM GREENVILLE, MS TO MONROE, LA. THE BRIEFER ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. IT APPEARED THAT THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT (27A7) NORTH OF OAK GROVE, LA. A WITNESS, WHO WAS LOCATED IN A HANGAR AT THE PRIVATE AIRPORT, STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE OVER FLY THE AIRPORT AT WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A "LOW ALTITUDE." THE WITNESS WENT OUTSIDE AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AT APPROX. 300 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, IN A STEEP LEFT BANK. THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED A SPIN, ROTATED 1-1.5 TIMES, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE CLOUD BASE WAS APPROX. 500 FEET AGL.
NTSB investigation
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