What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On 08/16/2007 at approximately 1930 hrs the pilot privacy data omitted, departed from his home airfield located a couple of miles south of ottertail, MN in his experimental/amateur built, titan tornado ii aircraft, N39YP. The pilot privacy data omitted proceeded se to the Henning, MN airport where he was observed to have made at least one touch and go maneuver. The pilot privacy data omitted then proceeded nnw from Henning where he was seen to approach the farm of privacy data omitted(a family friend) from the south. The pilot privacy data omitted was observed to make a steep left turn in order to make a low pass in front of the farm house to wave hello. The pilot's privacy data omitted aircraft was lost from sight due to some large trees near the farm house. There were 4 people on the deck of the house who heard the engine RPM change pitch, becoming much higher. Seconds later the aircraft impacted in the bean field approximately 150 yards north of the farm house. No one at the farm house saw the impact. An 11 year old child in a passing car stated that the aircraft twisted in the air and came straight down. The pilot privacy data omitted did not survive the impact. privacy data omitted Family has not been able to provide the aircraft log books or pilot's log yet. Amendment to follow.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 08/16/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 HRS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED FROM HIS HOME AIRFIELD LOCATED A COUPLE OF MILES SOUTH OF OTTERTAIL, MN IN HIS EXPERIMENTAL/AMATEUR BUILT, TITAN TORNADO II AIRCRAFT, N39YP. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROCEEDED SE TO THE HENNING, MN AIRPORT WHERE HE WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE MADE AT LEAST ONE TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN PROCEEDED NNW FROM HENNING WHERE HE WAS SEEN TO APPROACH THE FARM OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(A FAMILY FRIEND) FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A STEEP LEFT TURN IN ORDER TO MAKE A LOW PASS IN FRONT OF THE FARM HOUSE TO WAVE HELLO. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT WAS LOST FROM SIGHT DUE TO SOME LARGE TREES NEAR THE FARM HOUSE. THERE WERE 4 PEOPLE ON THE DECK OF THE HOUSE WHO HEARD THE ENGINE RPM CHANGE PITCH, BECOMING MUCH HIGHER. SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN THE BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS NORTH OF THE FARM HOUSE. NO ONE AT THE FARM HOUSE SAW THE IMPACT. AN 11 YEAR OLD CHILD IN A PASSING CAR STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TWISTED IN THE AIR AND CAME STRAIGHT DOWN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT SURVIVE THE IMPACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAMILY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THE AIRCRAFT LOG BOOKS OR PILOT'S LOG YET. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW.
NTSB investigation
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