What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Note: pilot's log is unavailable and presumed lost in the crash. The pilot departed algona, IA (axa) with one passenger. His desination was lamar, MO. (Llu). Approxiately 1 mile west of Lidderdale, IA the aircraft impacted the ground at high speed at a steep vertical angle. Aircraft was destroyed on impact. The aircraft bounced twice and came to rest approximately 75 yards from initial point of impact. Debris was spread over a large area. The engine came to rest approximately 1/4 mile from initial impact point. There was a post crash fire that caused further damage. No evidence of inflight fire or breakup.
As the FAA filed it
NOTE: PILOT'S LOG IS UNAVAILABLE AND PRESUMED LOST IN THE CRASH. THE PILOT DEPARTED ALGONA, IA (AXA) WITH ONE PASSENGER. HIS DESINATION WAS LAMAR, MO. (LLU). APPROXIATELY 1 MILE WEST OF LIDDERDALE, IA THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH SPEED AT A STEEP VERTICAL ANGLE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FROM INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT. DEBRIS WAS SPREAD OVER A LARGE AREA. THE ENGINE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE THAT CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE. NO EVIDENCE OF INFLIGHT FIRE OR BREAKUP.
NTSB investigation
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