What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
12/08/2009, N.t.s.b. representative privacy data omitted visited the grr FSDO office and delivered a computer disc with accident pictures on it. She also told me that she had coordinated with the engine tech rep from pratt and whitney to have the engines shipped out for analysis.12/09/2009, on this date, this office has not collected enough information or facts that are revelant to the accident.I will update this narrative when information is obtained.12/18/2009, the grand rapids, Michigan flight standards district office received an audio recording on a compact disc.12/29/2009, inspector parrish contacted detective coon of the clare county sheriffs department to obtain names of persons who were witnesses to the accident. Detective coon said the witness information was at the sherriffs office and he would be back from vacation on 01/04/2009.I will contact him on 01/04/2009 for the witness information.12/31/2009, inspector parrish reviewed the disc. After a review of the audio recording, a determination as to the loss of control of the aircraft cannot be established.
As the FAA filed it
12/08/2009, N.T.S.B. REPRESENTATIVE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISITED THE GRR FSDO OFFICE AND DELIVERED A COMPUTER DISC WITH ACCIDENT PICTURES ON IT. SHE ALSO TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD COORDINATED WITH THE ENGINE TECH REP FROM PRATT AND WHITNEY TO HAVE THE ENGINES SHIPPED OUT FOR ANALYSIS.12/09/2009, ON THIS DATE, THIS OFFICE HAS NOT COLLECTED ENOUGH INFORMATION OR FACTS THAT ARE REVELANT TO THE ACCIDENT.I WILL UPDATE THIS NARRATIVE WHEN INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.12/18/2009, THE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED AN AUDIO RECORDING ON A COMPACT DISC.12/29/2009, INSPECTOR PARRISH CONTACTED DETECTIVE COON OF THE CLARE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TO OBTAIN NAMES OF PERSONS WHO WERE WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT.DETECTIVE COON SAID THE WITNESS INFORMATION WAS AT THE SHERRIFFS OFFICE AND HE WOULD BE BACK FROM VACATION ON 01/04/2009.I WILL CONTACT HIM ON 01/04/2009 FOR THE WITNESS INFORMATION.12/31/2009, INSPECTOR PARRISH REVIEWED THE DISC.AFTER A REVIEW OF THE AUDIO RECORDING, A DETERMINATION AS TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.