What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) According to witnesses and friends of the flight crew, the pilots were conducting a series of touch and go landings to runway 29. On approximate the fifth landing and takeoff, witnesses observed a light color smoke streaming from the lower section of the engine cowling. Witnesses also reported hearing a rough engine condition. Reportedly, at approximately the same time, the pilot initiated a left turn towards the airport. The airplane was last seen in a nose low attitude. The airplane disappeared below the tree line and collided with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AND FRIENDS OF THE FLIGHT CREW, THE PILOTS WERE CONDUCTING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 29. ON APPROXIMATE THE FIFTH LANDING AND TAKEOFF, WITNESSES OBSERVED A LIGHT COLOR SMOKE STREAMING FROM THE LOWER SECTION OF THE ENGINE COWLING. WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED HEARING A ROUGH ENGINE CONDITION. REPORTEDLY, AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED BELOW THE TREE LINE AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.