What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witnesses stated aircraft performed a loop at approximately 1200 feet while traveling sw. At the bottom of the loop the aircraft leveled momentarily then rolled slightly to the right then nosed over and crashed into grass lake. The rear door was found on a road several hundred feet north of the crash sight. Per the airworthiness certificate and operating limitations issued 5/10/2001, the aircraft is prohibited from aerobatic flight. The engine was not recovered by the mccloud county sheriff, it was recovered by the family of the deceased airman. The engine was inspected on 6/29/2005 by FAA inspectors and Rotax. No anomalies were noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESSES STATED AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A LOOP AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET WHILE TRAVELING SW. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LOOP THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED MOMENTARILY THEN ROLLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT THEN NOSED OVER AND CRASHED INTO GRASS LAKE. THE REAR DOOR WAS FOUND ON A ROAD SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET NORTH OF THE CRASH SIGHT. PER THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND OPERATING LIMITATIONS ISSUED 5/10/2001, THE AIRCRAFT IS PROHIBITED FROM AEROBATIC FLIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS NOT RECOVERED BY THE MCCLOUD COUNTY SHERIFF, IT WAS RECOVERED BY THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASED AIRMAN. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED ON 6/29/2005 BY FAA INSPECTORS AND ROTAX. NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.