What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was observed to enter thermal and then enter a stall, followed by a spin, which then progressed to a steep, spiral dive. After but a couple of rotations the wings separated from the fuselage, resulting in a fatal accident. To those observing it appeared as if there was no attempt to recover from the spin, nor any attempt by the pilot to exit the aircraft (parachute) during any part of the maneuver. Fuselage disingrated on impact-remaining aircraft debris spread over a wide area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER THERMAL AND THEN ENTER A STALL, FOLLOWED BY A SPIN, WHICH THEN PROGRESSED TO A STEEP, SPIRAL DIVE. AFTER BUT A COUPLE OF ROTATIONS THE WINGS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, RESULTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. TO THOSE OBSERVING IT APPEARED AS IF THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN, NOR ANY ATTEMPT BY THE PILOT TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT (PARACHUTE) DURING ANY PART OF THE MANEUVER. FUSELAGE DISINGRATED ON IMPACT-REMAINING AIRCRAFT DEBRIS SPREAD OVER A WIDE AREA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.