What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 29, January, 2009 at 1420 central standard time, a experimental amateur built Bearhawk (N3WC) aircraft impacted the ground. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was operating under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. According to a several witnesses, the aircraft was flying low, slow and moving up and down before pitching straight down and impacting the ground vertically. Recovered at the scene, two (2) yoke mounted GPS, one (1) hand held GPS and one (1) hand held 8MM video camcorder. These items were sent to NTSB arlington, TX. For analysis.
As the FAA filed it
ON 29, JANUARY, 2009 AT 1420 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT BEARHAWK (N3WC) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. ACCORDING TO A SEVERAL WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW, SLOW AND MOVING UP AND DOWN BEFORE PITCHING STRAIGHT DOWN AND IMPACTING THE GROUND VERTICALLY. RECOVERED AT THE SCENE, TWO (2) YOKE MOUNTED GPS, ONE (1) HAND HELD GPS AND ONE (1) HAND HELD 8MM VIDEO CAMCORDER. THESE ITEMS WERE SENT TO NTSB ARLINGTON, TX. FOR ANALYSIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.