What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 10/26/04 at 1545 EDT the homebuilt aircraft departed fit on its first flight via runway 32. Aircraft entered into a shallow left turn clearing a tree line at an altitude of approximately 75 to 100 feet. The aircraft dropped behind the tree line and then reappeared making a left turn back towards the airport. The left wing dropped as though a stall occurred and the aircraft impacted the north wall of a concrete building. The aircraft was totally consumed by the resulting fire. The pilot was fatally injured. It has been reported that the pilot has test flown numerous homebuilt aircraft in the past.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 10/26/04 AT 1545 EDT THE HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FIT ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT VIA RUNWAY 32. AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A SHALLOW LEFT TURN CLEARING A TREE LINE AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED BEHIND THE TREE LINE AND THEN REAPPEARED MAKING A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AS THOUGH A STALL OCCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE NORTH WALL OF A CONCRETE BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY THE RESULTING FIRE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAS TEST FLOWN NUMEROUS HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT IN THE PAST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.