What happened
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Pilot departed from jack barstow (3BS) at midland Michigan at about 3:30 pm. Aircraft flew north of Gladwin, Michigan and made some turns and returned south bound. Aircraft slowed to 66 knots at about 2700 feet MSL and then dropped below 2500 feet MSL radar coverage at about 3:54 pm. Aircraft was founed about 3:30 pm the next day having crashed into the woods. Aircraft accident site showed aircraft engine and prop buried below ground up to fire wall. Aircraft inpacted at a high angle upside down. Leading edges of wings show bending in different directions and tail showed twist which is consistant with a stall/spin. Could not see or smell fuel at the accident site or recovery site. Fuel tanks were broken open completely and aircraft sat overnight in heavy rain.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED FROM JACK BARSTOW (3BS) AT MIDLAND MICHIGAN AT ABOUT 3:30 PM. AIRCRAFT FLEW NORTH OF GLADWIN, MICHIGAN AND MADE SOME TURNS AND RETURNED SOUTH BOUND. AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 66 KNOTS AT ABOUT 2700 FEET MSL AND THEN DROPPED BELOW 2500 FEET MSL RADAR COVERAGE AT ABOUT 3:54 PM. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUNED ABOUT 3:30 PM THE NEXT DAY HAVING CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND PROP BURIED BELOW GROUND UP TO FIRE WALL. AIRCRAFT INPACTED AT A HIGH ANGLE UPSIDE DOWN. LEADING EDGES OF WINGS SHOW BENDING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND TAIL SHOWED TWIST WHICH IS CONSISTANT WITH A STALL/SPIN. COULD NOT SEE OR SMELL FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE OR RECOVERY SITE. FUEL TANKS WERE BROKEN OPEN COMPLETELY AND AIRCRAFT SAT OVERNIGHT IN HEAVY RAIN.
NTSB investigation
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