What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N940Z, a Sportflight intl LLC astra, was found to be destroyed upon impact approximately 100 feet south of runway 18/36 at Shawnee Field in Bloomfield, IN. The pilot and one (1) passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The investigation found the engine, wing structure, landing gear, seats, instrument panel and ballistic parachute in one centrally located area of approximately a 15 foot area. The left main landing gear was found detached from the aircraft frame. Two of the three propeller blades were found some distance from the aircraft wreckage. The third propeller blade was not located due to heavy soybean crop growth. The flight originated at Shawnee Field where the aircraft was based.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N940Z, A SPORTFLIGHT INTL LLC ASTRA, WAS FOUND TO BE DESTROYED UPON IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 18/36 AT SHAWNEE FIELD IN BLOOMFIELD, IN. THE PILOT AND ONE (1) PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE ENGINE, WING STRUCTURE, LANDING GEAR, SEATS, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND BALLISTIC PARACHUTE IN ONE CENTRALLY LOCATED AREA OF APPROXIMATELY A 15 FOOT AREA. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FRAME. TWO OF THE THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE FOUND SOME DISTANCE FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE. THE THIRD PROPELLER BLADE WAS NOT LOCATED DUE TO HEAVY SOYBEAN CROP GROWTH. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SHAWNEE FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.