What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot had just purchased this aircraft the day of the accident. He had taken a 2 hour high performance check ride with privacy data omitted a local CFI. After the successful completion of the check ride the pilot, his wife, and father departed the airport to return to little rock ar. Shortly after takeoff the pilot radioed he was returning to the airport due to electrical trouble. On approach to 19 left at rvs the aircraft clipped the top of a tree and then contacted power lines starting a fire. The aircraft then traveled about 75 yards and contacted a 4 foot mound of dirt and flipped over. There was a strong smell of fuel but no fire of the wreckage. An interview with the mechanic that conducted a pre purchase inspection of the aircraft noted that the copilot shoulder harness was detached from the top rendering it inop. The pilot survived, his wife in the copilot seat died and his father in the back seat died.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. HE HAD TAKEN A 2 HOUR HIGH PERFORMANCE CHECK RIDE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A LOCAL CFI. AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE CHECK RIDE THE PILOT, HIS WIFE, AND FATHER DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TO RETURN TO LITTLE ROCK AR. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT RADIOED HE WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT DUE TO ELECTRICAL TROUBLE. ON APPROACH TO 19 LEFT AT RVS THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED THE TOP OF A TREE AND THEN CONTACTED POWER LINES STARTING A FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TRAVELED ABOUT 75 YARDS AND CONTACTED A 4 FOOT MOUND OF DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL BUT NO FIRE OF THE WRECKAGE. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MECHANIC THAT CONDUCTED A PRE PURCHASE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOTED THAT THE COPILOT SHOULDER HARNESS WAS DETACHED FROM THE TOP RENDERING IT INOP. THE PILOT SURVIVED, HIS WIFE IN THE COPILOT SEAT DIED AND HIS FATHER IN THE BACK SEAT DIED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.