What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The scene of the aircraft accident was located +/- 25 miles, east, south east of Sebring, Florida. The accident appeared to have occurred on April 25, 2006 at approximately 2130 hours local, where a Beech BE-23-A24R, registration number N9774L, serial number MC-111, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted impacted the ground, after an inflight break-up of both wing tip sections, just inboard of the ailerons. The in-flight separation of the wings appeared to have also impacted the left horizontal stabilizer, causing it to be separated from the aircraft in flight. Consequently, the aircraft impacted the ground inverted. The pilot and passenger were fatally wounded.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE SCENE OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WAS LOCATED +/- 25 MILES, EAST, SOUTH EAST OF SEBRING, FLORIDA. THE ACCIDENT APPEARED TO HAVE OCCURRED ON APRIL 25, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 HOURS LOCAL, WHERE A BEECH BE-23-A24R, REGISTRATION NUMBER N9774L, SERIAL NUMBER MC-111, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND, AFTER AN INFLIGHT BREAK-UP OF BOTH WING TIP SECTIONS, JUST INBOARD OF THE AILERONS. THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE WINGS APPEARED TO HAVE ALSO IMPACTED THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CAUSING IT TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY WOUNDED.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N9774L · 2
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