What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On feb. 3, 2005 at 1610 EST, a 1946 Ercoupe, 415-C single engine airplane, N99452 was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control while in the airport traffic pattern at the aex airport near Alexandria, LA. The commercial pilot was the sole occupant and was fatally injured. The pilot radioed his position at approximately 7 miles from the airport, another radio call at 2 miles southeast of the airport. Soon after, the pilot transmitted he was over the field and setting up for a left downwind to runway 32. Subsequently, the controller saw the airplane nose downward and impact the ground. An enforcement investigation, though appropriate, is not going to be pursued since the airman perished. Furthermore the autopsy results are not available at the time of this writing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEB. 3, 2005 AT 1610 EST, A 1946 ERCOUPE, 415-C SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N99452 WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE IN THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE AEX AIRPORT NEAR ALEXANDRIA, LA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT RADIOED HIS POSITION AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, ANOTHER RADIO CALL AT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. SOON AFTER, THE PILOT TRANSMITTED HE WAS OVER THE FIELD AND SETTING UP FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 32. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE CONTROLLER SAW THE AIRPLANE NOSE DOWNWARD AND IMPACT THE GROUND. AN ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION, THOUGH APPROPRIATE, IS NOT GOING TO BE PURSUED SINCE THE AIRMAN PERISHED. FURTHERMORE THE AUTOPSY RESULTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.