What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 07/17/03 I investigated the accident of aircraft N9110T a buccaneer ii. All flight controls were checked for continuity and found operative. A visual inspection of the fuel tanks, fuel valve and sump ports were performed. Fuel samples were taken. No water was present at the time of the fuel system inspection. Further investigation revealed the throttle cable had broken at the carburetor connection. The left main gear separated at the keel beam attach point. The left flap was damaged due to the propeller striking it on impact. Examination of the crash site revealed the airplane collided with the ground in a nose down left wing low attitude. The left wing was compressed aft and sustained accordion crush from the wing root extending outboard.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07/17/03 I INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT OF AIRCRAFT N9110T A BUCCANEER II. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY AND FOUND OPERATIVE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS, FUEL VALVE AND SUMP PORTS WERE PERFORMED. FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN. NO WATER WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE CARBURETOR CONNECTION. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED AT THE KEEL BEAM ATTACH POINT. THE LEFT FLAP WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE PROPELLER STRIKING IT ON IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING WAS COMPRESSED AFT AND SUSTAINED ACCORDION CRUSH FROM THE WING ROOT EXTENDING OUTBOARD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.