What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On scene investigation suggests that the aircraft contacted the steeply rising and grass and shrub covered terrain in level flight and at cruise power and speed. At first impact, the propeller cut a furrow in the terrain for approximately 15 yards before the propeller separated and the aircraft apparently bounced into the air before hitting the ground again in a direct line from the first impact. The aircraft came to rest approximately 110 yards upslope from impact and turned approximately 120 degrees to the right from its flight path where it burned. The charred body of the pilot was found adjacent to the right side of the fuselage behind the right wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SCENE INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE STEEPLY RISING AND GRASS AND SHRUB COVERED TERRAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT AND AT CRUISE POWER AND SPEED. AT FIRST IMPACT, THE PROPELLER CUT A FURROW IN THE TERRAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 YARDS BEFORE THE PROPELLER SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY BOUNCED INTO THE AIR BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND AGAIN IN A DIRECT LINE FROM THE FIRST IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 110 YARDS UPSLOPE FROM IMPACT AND TURNED APPROXIMATELY 120 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT FROM ITS FLIGHT PATH WHERE IT BURNED. THE CHARRED BODY OF THE PILOT WAS FOUND ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BEHIND THE RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.