What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On January 12, 2002, at 1430 central standard time, an experimental wolter avid flyer, N4047M, sustained substantial damage when it departed controlled flight from 300 feet above ground level (AGL) and impacted the terrain. The pilot received fatal injuries. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight departed runway 34 (4,400 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at rush city regional airport (ros), rush city, Minnesota, on a local practice flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The experimental airplane's original FAA registered "n" number was N4047M. At the time of the accident, the airplane was found with the original n number painted over, and an unregistered number, e 008DH, was painted on the side of the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 12, 2002, AT 1430 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL WOLTER AVID FLYER, N4047M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT FROM 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 (4,400 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT) AT RUSH CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT (ROS), RUSH CITY, MINNESOTA, ON A LOCAL PRACTICE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE'S ORIGINAL FAA REGISTERED "N" NUMBER WAS N4047M. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND WITH THE ORIGINAL N NUMBER PAINTED OVER, AND AN UNREGISTERED NUMBER, E 008DH, WAS PAINTED ON THE SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.