What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was IMC and flew into a lne of fst moving intense thunderstorms (level 3&4). He did not have radar or xm weather onboard the aircraft. The aircraft encountred severe turbulence. During the initial updraft; the aircraft was uncontrollable, resulting in a stall/flat-spin. The engine lost power shortly after the throttle was reduced to idle. The possible cause for the engine failure was carburetor icing and or un-porting of fuel in the carburetor. The aircraft flat-spun in IMC conditions. The pilot claims he went VMC out of 1800 feet but continued the flat spin until impact. Aircraft destroyed due to collapsed landing gear, bent wings, airframe, and engine breaking off the engine mounts.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS IMC AND FLEW INTO A LNE OF FST MOVING INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS (LEVEL 3&4). HE DID NOT HAVE RADAR OR XM WEATHER ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTRED SEVERE TURBULENCE. DURING THE INITIAL UPDRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, RESULTING IN A STALL/FLAT-SPIN. THE ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. THE POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CARBURETOR ICING AND OR UN-PORTING OF FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR. THE AIRCRAFT FLAT-SPUN IN IMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT CLAIMS HE WENT VMC OUT OF 1800 FEET BUT CONTINUED THE FLAT SPIN UNTIL IMPACT. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED DUE TO COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR, BENT WINGS, AIRFRAME, AND ENGINE BREAKING OFF THE ENGINE MOUNTS.
NTSB investigation
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