What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On approach to landing, at an estimated distance of one and a quarter miles. From the end of the runway aircraft crashed into a field north of runway 18. The eye witness accounts said the engine made a loud noise and then the aircraft rolled over on the left wing, inverted rolled 180 degrees and went vertically into the ground. The crash site and wreckage indicated the aircraft was near vertical on impact. The wreckage was confined to approximately 100 square meters. Fuselage disintergrated on impact, wings except spar disintegrated, tail section aft of cockpit area was intact. Propeller was not under power when the aircraft hit the ground. There was no sign of fuel in the wings or in the engne. There was no sign offuel on the ground or on the surrounding plants, or ground, no fuel odor was present at the crash site.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APPROACH TO LANDING, AT AN ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF ONE AND A QUARTER MILES. FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD NORTH OF RUNWAY 18. THE EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS SAID THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON THE LEFT WING, INVERTED ROLLED 180 DEGREES AND WENT VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. THE CRASH SITE AND WRECKAGE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR VERTICAL ON IMPACT. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONFINED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 SQUARE METERS. FUSELAGE DISINTERGRATED ON IMPACT, WINGS EXCEPT SPAR DISINTEGRATED, TAIL SECTION AFT OF COCKPIT AREA WAS INTACT. PROPELLER WAS NOT UNDER POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL IN THE WINGS OR IN THE ENGNE. THERE WAS NO SIGN OFFUEL ON THE GROUND OR ON THE SURROUNDING PLANTS, OR GROUND, NO FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT AT THE CRASH SITE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.