What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The following are from eye witness accounts: the aircraft was flying at approximately 600 to 1000 feet above the ground, the right wing of the aircraft went down slightly at the same time the left wing went up. The aircraft then started to spiral 3 or 4 times clockwise as viewed from above and hit the trees at a high rate of speed. The engine was heard to be operable on impact. The following are facts observed at the scene: one pilot and one passenger suffered fatal injuries. Evidence shows the engine to have been making power on impact. The debris field was relativley compact and the direction of travel was approximately 180 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
THE FOLLOWING ARE FROM EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS: THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 600 TO 1000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN SLIGHTLY AT THE SAME TIME THE LEFT WING WENT UP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STARTED TO SPIRAL 3 OR 4 TIMES CLOCKWISE AS VIEWED FROM ABOVE AND HIT THE TREES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS HEARD TO BE OPERABLE ON IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING ARE FACTS OBSERVED AT THE SCENE: ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. EVIDENCE SHOWS THE ENGINE TO HAVE BEEN MAKING POWER ON IMPACT. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS RELATIVLEY COMPACT AND THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WAS APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.