What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was witnessed by privacy data omitted, heading in a north east direction at approximately 350 ft AGL towards cliffs of kealakekua bay, Hawaii. The aircraft went into a steep climb and at the top of the cliffs, approximately 500 ft AGL, the aircraft went inverted, the wings folded around the aircraft, and it fell into the ocean. The aircraft has not been recovered yet due to ocean depth. No further action with pilot since he is deceased.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HEADING IN A NORTH EAST DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 350 FT AGL TOWARDS CLIFFS OF KEALAKEKUA BAY, HAWAII. THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A STEEP CLIMB AND AT THE TOP OF THE CLIFFS, APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AGL, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INVERTED, THE WINGS FOLDED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT FELL INTO THE OCEAN. THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED YET DUE TO OCEAN DEPTH. NO FURTHER ACTION WITH PILOT SINCE HE IS DECEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.