What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted (78 years old pilot) was flying for approx. 20 minutes and seen crossing the 44B airport to enter downwind but not seen again. He crashed on a short (1/8 mile) base to final turn to runway 27 (turf runway) at the 44B airport in the woods. He was able to walk out of the wreckage and around the site then approx. 1/2 mile to a friend's home. The friend took him to his home then he went to the hospital. He received head and body injuries and still remains in the bgr emmc. The aircraft entered the woods inverted leaving a portion of the left wing in the trees and damaging the right wing with several medium size branches. The aircraft continued approx. 30 feet before striking another medium size tree and coming to rest nose first into the ground. The aircraft then fell tail first into another tree and remained there at a 45 degree angle. There was no fire and the aircraft was destroyed. The pilot privacy data omitted will be interviewed when he becomes medically able and his logbooks reviewed - an amended FAA form 8020-23 will be filed at that time. (-23 amendment) the pilot privacy data omitted signed the previous FAA form 8020-23 narrative as his statement on 08-21-07 during his 44709 reexam.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (78 YEARS OLD PILOT) WAS FLYING FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES AND SEEN CROSSING THE 44B AIRPORT TO ENTER DOWNWIND BUT NOT SEEN AGAIN. HE CRASHED ON A SHORT (1/8 MILE) BASE TO FINAL TURN TO RUNWAY 27 (TURF RUNWAY) AT THE 44B AIRPORT IN THE WOODS. HE WAS ABLE TO WALK OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND AROUND THE SITE THEN APPROX. 1/2 MILE TO A FRIEND'S HOME. THE FRIEND TOOK HIM TO HIS HOME THEN HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. HE RECEIVED HEAD AND BODY INJURIES AND STILL REMAINS IN THE BGR EMMC. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE WOODS INVERTED LEAVING A PORTION OF THE LEFT WING IN THE TREES AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING WITH SEVERAL MEDIUM SIZE BRANCHES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROX. 30 FEET BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER MEDIUM SIZE TREE AND COMING TO REST NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELL TAIL FIRST INTO ANOTHER TREE AND REMAINED THERE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL BE INTERVIEWED WHEN HE BECOMES MEDICALLY ABLE AND HIS LOGBOOKS REVIEWED - AN AMENDED FAA FORM 8020-23 WILL BE FILED AT THAT TIME. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SIGNED THE PREVIOUS FAA FORM 8020-23 NARRATIVE AS HIS STATEMENT ON 08-21-07 DURING HIS 44709 REEXAM.
NTSB investigation
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