What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had received a weather briefing approximately 30 minutes before departure and was aware that IFR conditions were reported to be present during the initial portion of his flight. The aircraft departed from ddc and at some point prior to impacting the ground, entered IMC flight conditions. Structural failure occurred at some point prior to the aircraft's descent from the clouds. Evidence indicates that an in-flight fire did occur but it is unknown if the fire was present prior to the in-flight breakup. At the time of this report, the pilot did not suffer from any known disqualifying medical conditions.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE AND WAS AWARE THAT IFR CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED TO BE PRESENT DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF HIS FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM DDC AND AT SOME POINT PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND, ENTERED IMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS. STRUCTURAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT SOME POINT PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT'S DESCENT FROM THE CLOUDS. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE DID OCCUR BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE FIRE WAS PRESENT PRIOR TO THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE PILOT DID NOT SUFFER FROM ANY KNOWN DISQUALIFYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.