What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Witness stated that the pilot privacy data omitted had made several low passes over a private airstrip that was under construction prior to the accident, these low passes were followed by very steep pull-ups, the aircraft wreckage was located in the trees about 200 yards east and abeam the south end of this airstrip. On-scene investigation of the wreckage revealed the engine was developing power at the time of impact with the trees. The aircraft began to break apart as it descended through the branches, the main fuselage impacted the trunk of a large tree approximately six feet from the ground, both occupants were fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ HAD MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES OVER A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THESE LOW PASSES WERE FOLLOWED BY VERY STEEP PULL-UPS, THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN THE TREES ABOUT 200 YARDS EAST AND ABEAM THE SOUTH END OF THIS AIRSTRIP. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WITH THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BREAK APART AS IT DESCENDED THROUGH THE BRANCHES, THE MAIN FUSELAGE IMPACTED THE TRUNK OF A LARGE TREE APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET FROM THE GROUND, BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.