What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 6, 2003, at 1551 PST, aircraft N1856P, a Beech A36TC collided with the roof of an apartment building located at 601 n. spaulding in the Fairfax district of los angeles. The aircraft departed santa monica municipal airport (smo) at 1545 for mccarren international airport (las), las vegas. The recorded communications from the smo tower were received. The pilot states to smo tower that he was "going to try and get out of the basin via ontario, and try and pop up through the "broken layers/broken stuff" in the area." Aircraft was last seen by witnesses as it entered the clouds, then it was seen in a nose down spinning attitude. *note*pilot certificate is private pilot with no instrument rating.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2003, AT 1551 PST, AIRCRAFT N1856P, A BEECH A36TC COLLIDED WITH THE ROOF OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING LOCATED AT 601 N. SPAULDING IN THE FAIRFAX DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SMO) AT 1545 FOR MCCARREN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAS), LAS VEGAS. THE RECORDED COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SMO TOWER WERE RECEIVED. THE PILOT STATES TO SMO TOWER THAT HE WAS "GOING TO TRY AND GET OUT OF THE BASIN VIA ONTARIO, AND TRY AND POP UP THROUGH THE "BROKEN LAYERS/BROKEN STUFF" IN THE AREA." AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN BY WITNESSES AS IT ENTERED THE CLOUDS, THEN IT WAS SEEN IN A NOSE DOWN SPINNING ATTITUDE. *NOTE*PILOT CERTIFICATE IS PRIVATE PILOT WITH NO INSTRUMENT RATING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.