What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The airman departed clarksdale, Mississippi to pine bluff, Arkansas; an employee at the FBO in Mississippi observed the pilot privacy data omitted take off at approximately 1800 and fly a northeast heading for awhile before coming to a northwest heading. At approximately 2010, an eyewitness observed the aircraft at a very low altitude maneuvering in the proximity of highway 278 over Double Springs, Alabama where the aircraft impacted the ground in a wooded area. Investigation at the crash site the following morning indicated the aircraft impacted the ground on a magnetic heading of 210 degrees. Further investigation indicated the aircraft was in the landing configuration with flaps full down, the aircraft was nose down at approximately 45 degrees in relation to the ground, the aircraft engine showed no indication of producing power on impact with the ground, the aircraft propeller showed only one of the three blades damaged on impact, the other two blades showed no damage, the fuel selector was at the 11:30 clock position. The aircraft throttle, propeller and mixture control showed full forward. All evidence indicate the aircraft stalled while the pilot attempted to switch fuel tanks from left to both.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRMAN DEPARTED CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI TO PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS; AN EMPLOYEE AT THE FBO IN MISSISSIPPI OBSERVED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ TAKE OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 AND FLY A NORTHEAST HEADING FOR AWHILE BEFORE COMING TO A NORTHWEST HEADING. AT APPROXIMATELY 2010, AN EYEWITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERING IN THE PROXIMITY OF HIGHWAY 278 OVER DOUBLE SPRINGS, ALABAMA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA. INVESTIGATION AT THE CRASH SITE THE FOLLOWING MORNING INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 210 DEGREES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOSE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES IN RELATION TO THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHOWED NO INDICATION OF PRODUCING POWER ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER SHOWED ONLY ONE OF THE THREE BLADES DAMAGED ON IMPACT, THE OTHER TWO BLADES SHOWED NO DAMAGE, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS AT THE 11:30 CLOCK POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT THROTTLE, PROPELLER AND MIXTURE CONTROL SHOWED FULL FORWARD. ALL EVIDENCE INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS FROM LEFT TO BOTH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.