What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 10, 2005 @ 11:30PM, during approach to land on runway 13 at Leesburg, FL regional airport N1266T crashed into a shallow swamp 1 nautical mile northwest of airport. Fog was reported by weather service which was collaborated by on-scene law enforcement agencies and eyewitness reports. Runway lights were activated and pilot entered traffic pattern. On base leg turn to final approach, pilot entered instrument meteorological conditions, stalled the aircraft and entered a spin. Aircraft struck ground at a nose low left bank condition. Wreckage was contained to impact area and trees surrounding wreckage were undamaged. Engine teardown did not reveal conditions contrary to reports that the engine was operating prior to impact. Control surface continuity was established through movement of control cables and inspection.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 10, 2005 @ 11:30PM, DURING APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13 AT LEESBURG, FL REGIONAL AIRPORT N1266T CRASHED INTO A SHALLOW SWAMP 1 NAUTICAL MILE NORTHWEST OF AIRPORT. FOG WAS REPORTED BY WEATHER SERVICE WHICH WAS COLLABORATED BY ON-SCENE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND EYEWITNESS REPORTS. RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND PILOT ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON BASE LEG TURN TO FINAL APPROACH, PILOT ENTERED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND ENTERED A SPIN. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND AT A NOSE LOW LEFT BANK CONDITION. WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED TO IMPACT AREA AND TREES SURROUNDING WRECKAGE WERE UNDAMAGED. ENGINE TEARDOWN DID NOT REVEAL CONDITIONS CONTRARY TO REPORTS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING PRIOR TO IMPACT. CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED THROUGH MOVEMENT OF CONTROL CABLES AND INSPECTION.
NTSB investigation
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