What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on a 14 CFR part 137 commercial revenue flight, performing aerial applications, an appropriately rated and certificated pilot experienced a loud noise coupled with severe vibration, followed by loss of control due to an in-flight breakup consisting of complete separation of the tail boom assembly from the main fuselage. Visual meteorological conditions were present at the time of the accident. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was the sole occupant and suffered numerous severe injuries.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 137 COMMERCIAL REVENUE FLIGHT, PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATIONS, AN APPROPRIATELY RATED AND CERTIFICATED PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOUD NOISE COUPLED WITH SEVERE VIBRATION, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO AN IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP CONSISTING OF COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE TAIL BOOM ASSEMBLY FROM THE MAIN FUSELAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUFFERED NUMEROUS SEVERE INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N204JB · 1
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