What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 9 January 2009 at 0600 CST a 1965 Cessna 172F, registration number N28RP, serial number 17252854 crashed in a field in Hardin, Kentucky. Visual meteorological conditions prevaield and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft impacted the ground and traveled through a three foot tall dirt burm and a row of trees before coming to rest inverted. Ground impressions from impact and the aircraft wreckage indicate a nose down angle with wings level. The aircraft came to rest 105 feet from the initial point of impact. The furthest component from the aircraft was the engine at 205 feet away from the main wreckage. The single occupant was ejected from the aircraft and fatally injured. The pilot was not communicating with air traffic control however ATC did receive a "mayday" relay in which the reporter believed the accident pilot stated he was out of control on his elevator controls. An on site investigation was performed. FAA was accompanied by Cessna and teledyne Continental air safety investigators. (Additional information) the original on-scene investigation performed off-scene by the NTSB and Cessna air safety noted no aircraft mechanical discrepancies that would be causal factors of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 9 JANUARY 2009 AT 0600 CST A 1965 CESSNA 172F, REGISTRATION NUMBER N28RP, SERIAL NUMBER 17252854 CRASHED IN A FIELD IN HARDIN, KENTUCKY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAIELD AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND TRAVELED THROUGH A THREE FOOT TALL DIRT BURM AND A ROW OF TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST INVERTED. GROUND IMPRESSIONS FROM IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE INDICATE A NOSE DOWN ANGLE WITH WINGS LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 105 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. THE FURTHEST COMPONENT FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE ENGINE AT 205 FEET AWAY FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HOWEVER ATC DID RECEIVE A "MAYDAY" RELAY IN WHICH THE REPORTER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS OUT OF CONTROL ON HIS ELEVATOR CONTROLS. AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED. FAA WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CESSNA AND TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS. (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION) THE ORIGINAL ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION PERFORMED OFF-SCENE BY THE NTSB AND CESSNA AIR SAFETY NOTED NO AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES THAT WOULD BE CAUSAL FACTORS OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.