What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After departing jackpot, NV the pilot experienced symptoms consistent with heart attack. He landed on highway 30 near Park Valley, Utah which is approximately 85 miles west of brigham city. Near the end of the roll out the plane drifted off the road and down a steep embankment. The outer left wing hit some fence posts and then a telephone pole. The plane tipped up on the prop and turned around facing the opposite direction. The right wing was, from the wing strut outboard, severely damaged as was the outboard 2 feet of the left wing. The propeller was severely damaged. The pilot died enroute to the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER DEPARTING JACKPOT, NV THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH HEART ATTACK. HE LANDED ON HIGHWAY 30 NEAR PARK VALLEY, UTAH WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES WEST OF BRIGHAM CITY. NEAR THE END OF THE ROLL OUT THE PLANE DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT. THE OUTER LEFT WING HIT SOME FENCE POSTS AND THEN A TELEPHONE POLE. THE PLANE TIPPED UP ON THE PROP AND TURNED AROUND FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE RIGHT WING WAS, FROM THE WING STRUT OUTBOARD, SEVERELY DAMAGED AS WAS THE OUTBOARD 2 FEET OF THE LEFT WING. THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE PILOT DIED ENROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.