What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 10, 2010, at approximately 13:53 CST, a Swearingen (SX-300) (amateur built) crashed in an open field approximately 4 miles sw of the Milford, Iowa airport. The aircraft had departed airlake airport, MN (lvn) enroute to Texas. The aircraft was completely destroyed upon impact. It appears that the rt wing, rt flap, and rt horizontal stabilizer, along with several other pieces, had departed the aircraft prior to impact. The instruments were completely destroyed due to impact, and the engine and propeller were buried approximately four feet in the ground. One witness stated that he heard the aircraft, but could not see it; he said he heard the engine rev-up, then he heard a big boom and then all was quiet. The pilot was the only occupant on board, and he was fatally injured in the mishap.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:53 CST, A SWEARINGEN (SX-300) (AMATEUR BUILT) CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SW OF THE MILFORD, IOWA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED AIRLAKE AIRPORT, MN (LVN) ENROUTE TO TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. IT APPEARS THAT THE RT WING, RT FLAP, AND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER PIECES, HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT, AND THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE BURIED APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET IN THE GROUND. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT, BUT COULD NOT SEE IT; HE SAID HE HEARD THE ENGINE REV-UP, THEN HE HEARD A BIG BOOM AND THEN ALL WAS QUIET. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD, AND HE WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE MISHAP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.