What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The non-instrument rated pilot flew from VMC into IMC in an airplane that did not have gyroscopic attitude or directional instruments. There were no witnesses to the actual crash but examination of the wreckage indicated it impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude at high speed causing fatal injuries to the pilot, the only occupant. Local residents said the visibility was nearly zero at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT FLEW FROM VMC INTO IMC IN AN AIRPLANE THAT DID NOT HAVE GYROSCOPIC ATTITUDE OR DIRECTIONAL INSTRUMENTS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACTUAL CRASH BUT EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANT. LOCAL RESIDENTS SAID THE VISIBILITY WAS NEARLY ZERO AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.