What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 17, 2006, approximately 1750 CST, a single-engine Piper J3 tail wheel equipped airplane, N6732H, was destroyed following a loss of control while maneuvering at low altitude near Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The private pilot and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 code of the federal aviation regulations part 91. The local flight originated from a private airstrip, near Walnut Ridge, Arkansas at an unknown time. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident, however, several people in the area reported observing the airplane flying slowly overhead at a low altitude several minutes prior to the accident. A post-impact fire consumed most of the airframe.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 17, 2006, APPROXIMATELY 1750 CST, A SINGLE-ENGINE PIPER J3 TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N6732H, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE NEAR WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS PART 91. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, NEAR WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE AREA REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE FLYING SLOWLY OVERHEAD AT A LOW ALTITUDE SEVERAL MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.