What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 19, 2005 at approximately 0731 local time, the airman departed the sussex airport (fwn) in sussex, NJ on an instrument flight plan to bridgeport, CT (bdr). Radar contact with the aircraft was lost at 2,900 feet, approximately 6 NM southeast of the sussex airport. The aircraft wreckage was found 4 days later by a westchester county police helicopter approximately 4 NM on a 014 degree bearing from the sparta (sax) VOR. The pilot had sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft impacted at a steep angle of descent, inverted at high speed, and power setting at approximately 0737 local time. Weather at fwn reported at 0753 local time was 1,600 overcast, visibility better than 10 with winds from the northeast (040) at 8 knots, and altimeter setting of 30.17 inches. The area of impact is approximately 1267 feet MSL. The pilot was the sole occupant.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 19, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 0731 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRMAN DEPARTED THE SUSSEX AIRPORT (FWN) IN SUSSEX, NJ ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN TO BRIDGEPORT, CT (BDR). RADAR CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST AT 2,900 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 6 NM SOUTHEAST OF THE SUSSEX AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 4 DAYS LATER BY A WESTCHESTER COUNTY POLICE HELICOPTER APPROXIMATELY 4 NM ON A 014 DEGREE BEARING FROM THE SPARTA (SAX) VOR. THE PILOT HAD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT A STEEP ANGLE OF DESCENT, INVERTED AT HIGH SPEED, AND POWER SETTING AT APPROXIMATELY 0737 LOCAL TIME. WEATHER AT FWN REPORTED AT 0753 LOCAL TIME WAS 1,600 OVERCAST, VISIBILITY BETTER THAN 10 WITH WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST (040) AT 8 KNOTS, AND ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.17 INCHES. THE AREA OF IMPACT IS APPROXIMATELY 1267 FEET MSL. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.