What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot/builder was completing the second flight of homebuilt amphibious airplane. Aircraft was flying a standard left hand traffic pattern to runway 23 at North Central State Airport, RI. Witnesses stated that the aircrasft seemed a little slow and low on its base to final turn. Eyewitnesses stated that the nose of the aircraft pitched up slightly and then pitched down. The aircraft then descended straight down and made a one-quarter to one-half turn prior to crashing upside down. The aircraft burst into flames on impact and was totally consumed by fire. privacy data omitted, The pilot who was the sole person on board, perished in the crash.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT/BUILDER WAS COMPLETING THE SECOND FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING A STANDARD LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN TO RUNWAY 23 AT NORTH CENTRAL STATE AIRPORT, RI. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRASFT SEEMED A LITTLE SLOW AND LOW ON ITS BASE TO FINAL TURN. EYEWITNESSES STATED THAT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP SLIGHTLY AND THEN PITCHED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DESCENDED STRAIGHT DOWN AND MADE A ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF TURN PRIOR TO CRASHING UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES ON IMPACT AND WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED BY FIRE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE PERSON ON BOARD, PERISHED IN THE CRASH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.