What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The witness (pilot a) stated that it was extremely foggy and that visibility was less than 1/10 of a mile just before dark. He heard an aircraft fly over from northwest direction towards 54T, then returned, as the plane continued north heard the engine "winding up." Then he heard the impact. Aircraft impacted 40' tall trees approximately 1 1/4 miles north of airport 54T, 1/4 mile east of fm 3180 and 3/4 mile south of fm 565. Both wings were separated from fuselage, the engine separated from fuselage, the forward part of fuselage was destroyed and came to rest 80 feet from engine. Debris field was 130 feet along flight path and 200 feet wide.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE WITNESS (PILOT A) STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY FOGGY AND THAT VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN 1/10 OF A MILE JUST BEFORE DARK. HE HEARD AN AIRCRAFT FLY OVER FROM NORTHWEST DIRECTION TOWARDS 54T, THEN RETURNED, AS THE PLANE CONTINUED NORTH HEARD THE ENGINE "WINDING UP." THEN HE HEARD THE IMPACT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 40' TALL TREES APPROXIMATELY 1 1/4 MILES NORTH OF AIRPORT 54T, 1/4 MILE EAST OF FM 3180 AND 3/4 MILE SOUTH OF FM 565. BOTH WINGS WERE SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM FUSELAGE, THE FORWARD PART OF FUSELAGE WAS DESTROYED AND CAME TO REST 80 FEET FROM ENGINE. DEBRIS FIELD WAS 130 FEET ALONG FLIGHT PATH AND 200 FEET WIDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.