What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 2, 2006 at approximately 1030 hrs local time this aircraft departed greenwood lake airport (4N1) on an IFR flight plan to Orange County Airport (mgj). At approximately 1100 hrs new york ATC approved a frequency change and cleared for the ILS to mgj runway 03. The aircraft was at 1000 ft MSL and three miles out from runway 03. The aircraft dropped off the radar screen. The wreckage path was on a heading of 230 degrees, the angle of descent was approximately 60 degrees. The aircraft was completely destroyed. The flight controls were found at the crash site. The engine showed major damage the prop was missing all three blades. The fuel system was completely destroyed. At the scene there was no smell of fuel, no fuel staining on the white parts of the aircraft no evidence of fuel on the tree leaves and no smell of fuel in the dirt under the fuel tank location. There was no fire. The fueling records show the aircraft was fueled on may 30, 2006 and flew approximately 2.5 hrs with 8 takeoffs prior to the accident. A witness heard the aircraft engine running what he believed was full power prior to the crash. The radar plot shows the aircraft headings up to 70 degree excursions off the approach.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 2, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 HRS LOCAL TIME THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT (4N1) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT (MGJ). AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HRS NEW YORK ATC APPROVED A FREQUENCY CHANGE AND CLEARED FOR THE ILS TO MGJ RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1000 FT MSL AND THREE MILES OUT FROM RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED OFF THE RADAR SCREEN. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ON A HEADING OF 230 DEGREES, THE ANGLE OF DESCENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FOUND AT THE CRASH SITE. THE ENGINE SHOWED MAJOR DAMAGE THE PROP WAS MISSING ALL THREE BLADES. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AT THE SCENE THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL, NO FUEL STAINING ON THE WHITE PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON THE TREE LEAVES AND NO SMELL OF FUEL IN THE DIRT UNDER THE FUEL TANK LOCATION. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE FUELING RECORDS SHOW THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED ON MAY 30, 2006 AND FLEW APPROXIMATELY 2.5 HRS WITH 8 TAKEOFFS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNNING WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS FULL POWER PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE RADAR PLOT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT HEADINGS UP TO 70 DEGREE EXCURSIONS OFF THE APPROACH.
NTSB investigation
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