What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 28, 2005, about 1700 pacific standard time, a navion g, N2455T, collided with a tree and transmission wires while performing a low pass maneuver in imperial, California. The pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions 14 CFR 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. The local personal flight departed from douthitt strip, el centro, California, between 1530 and 1600. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan had not been filed. During interviews, witnesses stated that they were attending a barbeque located in the yard of a residence. They reported seeing the accident airplane make several low-altitude passes just prior to the accident. On the final pass, the witnesses observed the airplane flying from a westerly direction in a slight right bank (left wing high). The left wing collided with a tree located near the barbeque grill. After the initial impact, pieces of the wing fell to the ground. The remaining skin on the left wing began to shed as the airplane continued in an easterly direction. The airplane then flew into transmission wires, impacted the soft terrain, and flipped inverted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005, ABOUT 1700 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A NAVION G, N2455T, COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND TRANSMISSION WIRES WHILE PERFORMING A LOW PASS MANEUVER IN IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS 14 CFR 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM DOUTHITT STRIP, EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, BETWEEN 1530 AND 1600. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. DURING INTERVIEWS, WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY WERE ATTENDING A BARBEQUE LOCATED IN THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE. THEY REPORTED SEEING THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE SEVERAL LOW-ALTITUDE PASSES JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ON THE FINAL PASS, THE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION IN A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK (LEFT WING HIGH). THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE LOCATED NEAR THE BARBEQUE GRILL. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT, PIECES OF THE WING FELL TO THE GROUND. THE REMAINING SKIN ON THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO SHED AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION. THE AIRPLANE THEN FLEW INTO TRANSMISSION WIRES, IMPACTED THE SOFT TERRAIN, AND FLIPPED INVERTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.