What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 8, 2003, approximately 1530 hrs local time, an Aviat husky A-1A N141F, impacted the ground near the edge of an open field approximately 10 miles north of Sandpoint, Idaho. The aircraft owner/pilot received fatal injuries while the sole passenger received serious injuries but was able to extricate himself from the wreckage. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nose down position. A witness stated that after making a low pass down a fence-line to wave at the passenger's girlfriend and at an altitude of approximately 40 to 50 feet above the ground, the aircraft entered a steep left turn followed shortly by a slight pitch up of the nose and a one half roll to the right, the aircraft then contacted the ground nose first.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1530 HRS LOCAL TIME, AN AVIAT HUSKY A-1A N141F, IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE EDGE OF AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF SANDPOINT, IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WHILE THE SOLE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES BUT WAS ABLE TO EXTRICATE HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. A WITNESS STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A LOW PASS DOWN A FENCE-LINE TO WAVE AT THE PASSENGER'S GIRLFRIEND AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT TURN FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A SLIGHT PITCH UP OF THE NOSE AND A ONE HALF ROLL TO THE RIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.