What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed fairview airport, SC, on the morning of 04/07/2009. The aircraft was found in a grass field at 1551 peach tree rd, in Boiling springs, SC on a heading of 270 degrees. The accident was reported at 11:58 EST. The aircraft impacted the ground nose first at an estimated 70 degree angle. One blade of the propeller was about 12 " in the dirt and showed slight rotational scratches in the paint, this blade had about 3 inches of its tip broken off. The other blade was slightly bent about 10" from the tip. The firewall and cabin area was heavily crushed and damaged. The nose wheel and strut was sheared off and found under the cabin. The main gear attachment points were broken and the main gear had rotated to the rear. Both wings were bent forward and wrinkled from the leading edge to the rear and from inboard to outboard. The fuselage was buckled at the rear of the wings, and just aft of the rear window. There 1 1/2 gallons of fuel in the left fuel tank and 2 1/2 gallons in the right tank. The master switch was found in the on position and the fuel selector was found in the off position. Mag switch on right mag. Flight control continuity was established to the cockpit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FAIRVIEW AIRPORT, SC, ON THE MORNING OF 04/07/2009. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A GRASS FIELD AT 1551 PEACH TREE RD, IN BOILING SPRINGS, SC ON A HEADING OF 270 DEGREES. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AT 11:58 EST. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AT AN ESTIMATED 70 DEGREE ANGLE. ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS ABOUT 12 " IN THE DIRT AND SHOWED SLIGHT ROTATIONAL SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT, THIS BLADE HAD ABOUT 3 INCHES OF ITS TIP BROKEN OFF. THE OTHER BLADE WAS SLIGHTLY BENT ABOUT 10" FROM THE TIP. THE FIREWALL AND CABIN AREA WAS HEAVILY CRUSHED AND DAMAGED. THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT WAS SHEARED OFF AND FOUND UNDER THE CABIN. THE MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS WERE BROKEN AND THE MAIN GEAR HAD ROTATED TO THE REAR. BOTH WINGS WERE BENT FORWARD AND WRINKLED FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE REAR AND FROM INBOARD TO OUTBOARD. THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AT THE REAR OF THE WINGS, AND JUST AFT OF THE REAR WINDOW. THERE 1 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND 2 1/2 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE MASTER SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE ON POSITION AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. MAG SWITCH ON RIGHT MAG. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE COCKPIT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.