What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was traveling in a westerly heading (270-290 degrees). Aircraft impacted the ground at a high speed and high angle. The fuselage parts had oil on most surfaces. According to witnesses, the aircraft performed a loop maneuver or a lateral roll just before going nose down and impacting the runway. Block 31, pilot's last flight review was 3/13/2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING IN A WESTERLY HEADING (270-290 DEGREES). AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH SPEED AND HIGH ANGLE. THE FUSELAGE PARTS HAD OIL ON MOST SURFACES. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A LOOP MANEUVER OR A LATERAL ROLL JUST BEFORE GOING NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. BLOCK 31, PILOT'S LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS 3/13/2000.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.