What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On-scene investigation revealed that the aircraft was involved in a stall/spin and was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire after colliding with tundra-covered terrain. The airplane wreckage was observed in a near vertical, nose down attitude, in the soft tundra-covered terrain. Both wings had significant spanwise leading edge crushing. The engine assembly was buried in the tundra. Both occupants received fatal injuries. Under block 31 pilot information for regulatory check ride is not available.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A STALL/SPIN AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST-IMPACT FIRE AFTER COLLIDING WITH TUNDRA-COVERED TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS OBSERVED IN A NEAR VERTICAL, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, IN THE SOFT TUNDRA-COVERED TERRAIN. BOTH WINGS HAD SIGNIFICANT SPANWISE LEADING EDGE CRUSHING. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS BURIED IN THE TUNDRA. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. UNDER BLOCK 31 PILOT INFORMATION FOR REGULATORY CHECK RIDE IS NOT AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N2899M · 1
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