What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This aircraft (hereafter referred to as the second aircraft) is one of two aircraft involved in a mid-air collision. The two were performing a formation flight, "low fly-by" of the runway at the Pineville, Louisiana airport during an eaa fly in. Upon a right turn out at the end of the flyby, a miscommunication occured between the pilots of the two aircraft, which resulted in the lead airplane of the two aircraft formation flight turning hard right, causing the second aircraft, in the 5 o'clock position relative to the lead aircraft, to fly directly into the lead aircraft, causing a propeller strike of the leading edge of the right hand wing an severing the tail of the lead aircraft. Both aircraft impacted the ground in a heavily wooded area, with two fatalaties in the lead aircraft, and serious injuries sustained by the occupants of the second, trailing aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THIS AIRCRAFT (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT) IS ONE OF TWO AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION. THE TWO WERE PERFORMING A FORMATION FLIGHT, "LOW FLY-BY" OF THE RUNWAY AT THE PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA AIRPORT DURING AN EAA FLY IN. UPON A RIGHT TURN OUT AT THE END OF THE FLYBY, A MISCOMMUNICATION OCCURED BETWEEN THE PILOTS OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEAD AIRPLANE OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT FORMATION FLIGHT TURNING HARD RIGHT, CAUSING THE SECOND AIRCRAFT, IN THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION RELATIVE TO THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, TO FLY DIRECTLY INTO THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, CAUSING A PROPELLER STRIKE OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HAND WING AN SEVERING THE TAIL OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA, WITH TWO FATALATIES IN THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, AND SERIOUS INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE OCCUPANTS OF THE SECOND, TRAILING AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.