What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 20 dec 08, at approximately 1500 local, N4196M, a diamond DA20-C1 aircraft, crashed in a dry wash on the north side of alamo lake, alamo lake state park, Arizona. The aircraft had departed lake havasu city airport on a solo, cross country flight to ffz. The aircraft was operated by sabena airline training center inc. a 14 CFR part 141 flight school located at ffz. The sole occupant and pilot sustained fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. It was reported by witnesses that the engine was not operating at the time of the accident and the condition of the propeller indicates that the engine was not operating at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON 20 DEC 08, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL, N4196M, A DIAMOND DA20-C1 AIRCRAFT, CRASHED IN A DRY WASH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ALAMO LAKE, ALAMO LAKE STATE PARK, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED LAKE HAVASU CITY AIRPORT ON A SOLO, CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO FFZ. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY SABENA AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER INC. A 14 CFR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL LOCATED AT FFZ. THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. IT WAS REPORTED BY WITNESSES THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLER INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.