What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 15, 2007, at approximately 1000 local time, N808GS, Zlin model Savage single engine special light sport aircraft, serial number 0073 collided with the terrain approximately 2 miles west of Mosquero, new Mexico. The pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft collided with the terrain at an approximate 85 degrees nose down attitude, wings level, and heading in a northerly direction with less than 3 feet of movement after initial contact with the terrain. The engine was found under the left wing with one propeller blade shattered, some of the propeller bolts bent backwards from normal rotation of the engine, and there was some discolored paint on a portion of the cowling which was in contact with one of the exhaust stacks. The flight originated at a private airport approximately 4 miles to the west of the accident site.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 LOCAL TIME, N808GS, ZLIN MODEL SAVAGE SINGLE ENGINE SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 0073 COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF MOSQUERO, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AT AN APPROXIMATE 85 DEGREES NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, WINGS LEVEL, AND HEADING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WITH LESS THAN 3 FEET OF MOVEMENT AFTER INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND UNDER THE LEFT WING WITH ONE PROPELLER BLADE SHATTERED, SOME OF THE PROPELLER BOLTS BENT BACKWARDS FROM NORMAL ROTATION OF THE ENGINE, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCOLORED PAINT ON A PORTION OF THE COWLING WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE EXHAUST STACKS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES TO THE WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.