What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On August 3rd 2008, at approximatley 1330 central daylight time, an experimental amateur built challenger ii aircraft N69ER, impacted terrain in an open field on the property of marvel golf course in fairdealing, KY. The pilot, owner and operator of the airplane, privacy data omitted received fatal injuries. One passenger onboard, privacy data omitted received non-life threatening injuries and was treated at a local hospital and released. Visual meterorological conditions prevailed for the flight that originated from parates Cove, KY (42KY) and operated under the provisions of 14CFR part 91. The one siet investigation was completed on 4 August 2008. Impact forces with no post crash fire caused substantial damage to the nose section, forward fuselage, the wing center section and the propeller, with the remaining fuselage and wings intact. First responders stated the engine was running when they arrived at the aircraft and the ignition was used to stop the engine. With guidance from the NTSB, privacy data omitted, ws informed the aircraft could be moved from the accident site to a private location with the understanding that all wreckage must be kept intact until further instruction is received from the FAA from the accident site to a private location with the understanding that all wreckage must be kept intact until further instruction is received from the FAA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 3RD 2008, AT APPROXIMATLEY 1330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT CHALLENGER II AIRCRAFT N69ER, IMPACTED TERRAIN IN AN OPEN FIELD ON THE PROPERTY OF MARVEL GOLF COURSE IN FAIRDEALING, KY. THE PILOT, OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED. VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM PARATES COVE, KY (42KY) AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14CFR PART 91. THE ONE SIET INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 4 AUGUST 2008. IMPACT FORCES WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION, FORWARD FUSELAGE, THE WING CENTER SECTION AND THE PROPELLER, WITH THE REMAINING FUSELAGE AND WINGS INTACT. FIRST RESPONDERS STATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE IGNITION WAS USED TO STOP THE ENGINE. WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE NTSB, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WS INFORMED THE AIRCRAFT COULD BE MOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO A PRIVATE LOCATION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL WRECKAGE MUST BE KEPT INTACT UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTION IS RECEIVED FROM THE FAA FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE TO A PRIVATE LOCATION WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL WRECKAGE MUST BE KEPT INTACT UNTIL FURTHER INSTRUCTION IS RECEIVED FROM THE FAA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.