What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The christen eagle ii, occupied by a commercial pilot and private pilot, was performing aerobatic maneuvers 7 miles southwest of the Iowa City airport, Iowa City, Iowa, when the aircraft impacted the terrain. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots received fatal injuries. Eyewitnesses observed that the aircraft was in an inverted spiral prior to colliding with the terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE CHRISTEN EAGLE II, OCCUPIED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PRIVATE PILOT, WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE IOWA CITY AIRPORT, IOWA CITY, IOWA, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. EYEWITNESSES OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN INVERTED SPIRAL PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.