What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 19, 2002, N2351Z, a Beechcraft BE-23-23 aircraft departed shannon airport in fredericksburg, Virginia at or about 10:00 am. The aircraft flew east to king george, Virginia. A witness stated that the aircraft descended to approximately 50 to 100 feet above tree top level and circled a house at 11510 pleasant Dr. King george, Virginia, 22483. The aircraft circled around the house the second time at low power, wagged its wings and lost altitude. The left wing dropped just prior to a substantial increase in engine RPM and rotated to a nose low vertical position. The aircraft grazed a pine tree with the lower surface of the left wing and impacted the ground rotated slightly past a vertical angle on a 150 degree heading.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 19, 2002, N2351Z, A BEECHCRAFT BE-23-23 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SHANNON AIRPORT IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA AT OR ABOUT 10:00 AM. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW EAST TO KING GEORGE, VIRGINIA. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 100 FEET ABOVE TREE TOP LEVEL AND CIRCLED A HOUSE AT 11510 PLEASANT DR. KING GEORGE, VIRGINIA, 22483. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED AROUND THE HOUSE THE SECOND TIME AT LOW POWER, WAGGED ITS WINGS AND LOST ALTITUDE. THE LEFT WING DROPPED JUST PRIOR TO A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM AND ROTATED TO A NOSE LOW VERTICAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT GRAZED A PINE TREE WITH THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ROTATED SLIGHTLY PAST A VERTICAL ANGLE ON A 150 DEGREE HEADING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.