What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Sunday, September 12, 2004 at approximately 1300 local time, a rans S-12 aircraft, bearing registration number N195CB and operating under 14 CFR part 91, on a local pleasure flight, impacted terrain in the town of Seneca, NY. The flight was conducted under visual flight rules and the aircraft departed from a private turf airfield that was owned by the pilot. According to witnesses, the aircraft had just completed a go around and was climbing toward the northwest when the aircraft pitched down and impacted a bean field in a nose low attitude with a "white tail streaming behind it." The aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire and the pilot was fatally injured. During an examination of the wreckage, FAA inspectors established continuity of the flight controls. Following a telephone conversation with the NTSB, the wreckage was released to the family.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL TIME, A RANS S-12 AIRCRAFT, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N195CB AND OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, IMPACTED TERRAIN IN THE TOWN OF SENECA, NY. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE TURF AIRFIELD THAT WAS OWNED BY THE PILOT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A GO AROUND AND WAS CLIMBING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND IMPACTED A BEAN FIELD IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WITH A "WHITE TAIL STREAMING BEHIND IT." THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST-CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. DURING AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, FAA INSPECTORS ESTABLISHED CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FOLLOWING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB, THE WRECKAGE WAS RELEASED TO THE FAMILY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.