What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) ARRIVED AT ACCIDENT SITE AT 13;30 on 07/18/2009. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED IN A SMALL AREA AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WITH ALL COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCOUNTED FOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE ONBOARD AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE FLIGHT CONROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. BOTH WINGS FUEL TANKS WERE COMPROMISED UPON IMPACT BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL STAINS ON THE ASPHALT UNNDER THE RIGHT WING, QUANTITY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ARRIVED AT ACCIDENT SITE AT 13;30 on 07/18/2009. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED IN A SMALL AREA AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WITH ALL COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCOUNTED FOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE ONBOARD AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE FLIGHT CONROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. BOTH WINGS FUEL TANKS WERE COMPROMISED UPON IMPACT BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL STAINS ON THE ASPHALT UNNDER THE RIGHT WING, QUANTITY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.