What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot departed trk for an unknown destination at 1254 pm. At approximately 1307 pm, the aircraft impacted trees when maneuvering near Sierraville, Dearwater airport, CA (079) the aircraft came to rest inverted within a group of tall trees. Upon impact, the left wing was destroyed and the engine separated fom the fuselage. The propeller separated from the engine at the crankshaft flange and all primary flight controls were located at the accident site. A disassembly of the engine by a representative of Textron Lycoming revealed no internal mechanical failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED TRK FOR AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION AT 1254 PM. AT APPROXIMATELY 1307 PM, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES WHEN MANEUVERING NEAR SIERRAVILLE, DEARWATER AIRPORT, CA (079) THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITHIN A GROUP OF TALL TREES. UPON IMPACT, THE LEFT WING WAS DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE SEPARATED FOM THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AT THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE AND ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. A DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF TEXTRON LYCOMING REVEALED NO INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.