What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This flight was on an IFR flight plan in VMC. About thirty miles north of the departure airport, hsv and about sixty eight hundred (6,800) feet the right engine sustained a catastrophic failure. The pilot elected to return to hsv. Witnesses stated that the right prop was not turning and the aircraft was in a left wing low attitude and skidding to the left. The aircraft struck trees with the left wing and propeller. The aircraft impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude. The left engine was torn free of the aircraft as was the right propeller. The aircraft was destroyed by post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
THIS FLIGHT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VMC. ABOUT THIRTY MILES NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, HSV AND ABOUT SIXTY EIGHT HUNDRED (6,800) FEET THE RIGHT ENGINE SUSTAINED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO HSV. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE RIGHT PROP WAS NOT TURNING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND SKIDDING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES WITH THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS TORN FREE OF THE AIRCRAFT AS WAS THE RIGHT PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.