What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N99154, a 1949 Ercoupe 415C was on a day VFR pleasure flight in the local Sebring Florida area. The pilot was giving a sight-seeing ride to a resident over a local golfing community. Aircraft was seen by several witnesses doing turns and maneuvering around golfcourse and neighborhood community when an in-flight breakup occurred. Aircraft broke up into 5 separate sections with pilot and passenger being ejected out of the cockpit still attached to seat pan and seat belts. Wreckage debris field was the entire length of the community and close to a mile long.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N99154, A 1949 ERCOUPE 415C WAS ON A DAY VFR PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL SEBRING FLORIDA AREA. THE PILOT WAS GIVING A SIGHT-SEEING RIDE TO A RESIDENT OVER A LOCAL GOLFING COMMUNITY. AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN BY SEVERAL WITNESSES DOING TURNS AND MANEUVERING AROUND GOLFCOURSE AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY WHEN AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP INTO 5 SEPARATE SECTIONS WITH PILOT AND PASSENGER BEING EJECTED OUT OF THE COCKPIT STILL ATTACHED TO SEAT PAN AND SEAT BELTS. WRECKAGE DEBRIS FIELD WAS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND CLOSE TO A MILE LONG.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.