What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 13, 2010, about 2122Z, an experimental aircraft quiksilver, sn sport 2S 0048, was substantially damaged after an in flight loss of control near australiana farm, in Lajas, puerto rico. According to the witness, privacy data omitted, this aircraft was traveling east to west about 300 to 350 feet and suddenly dove to the ground and spun two times and subsequently hit the ground vertically facing east. Examination of the accident site revealed that the engine separated upon impact. The engine was found stuck into the ground about 18 inches deep. When the engine was removed from the ground, fuel was dripping from the carburator filter. The right hand horizontal stabilizer support tube was broken at the forward end of the stabilizer, and the right hand elevator inner attachment point was separated. The wreckage was contained within a 30 feet circumference. The inspection of the aircraft maintenance records revealed that this experimental aircraft was inspected on January 30, 2010, in accordance with the condition inspection. It determined that the aircraft was in an airworthy condition. This was signed by privacy data omitted. All of the information obtained by this inspector was provided to privacy data omitted (NTSB iic) for determination or cause of this fatal acciddent.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 13, 2010, ABOUT 2122Z, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT QUIKSILVER, SN SPORT 2S 0048, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL NEAR AUSTRALIANA FARM, IN LAJAS, PUERTO RICO. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THIS AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING EAST TO WEST ABOUT 300 TO 350 FEET AND SUDDENLY DOVE TO THE GROUND AND SPUN TWO TIMES AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE GROUND VERTICALLY FACING EAST. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE SEPARATED UPON IMPACT. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND STUCK INTO THE GROUND ABOUT 18 INCHES DEEP. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE GROUND, FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE CARBURATOR FILTER. THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUPPORT TUBE WAS BROKEN AT THE FORWARD END OF THE STABILIZER, AND THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR INNER ATTACHMENT POINT WAS SEPARATED. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN A 30 FEET CIRCUMFERENCE. THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON JANUARY 30, 2010, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITION INSPECTION. IT DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION. THIS WAS SIGNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ALL OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS INSPECTOR WAS PROVIDED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NTSB IIC) FOR DETERMINATION OR CAUSE OF THIS FATAL ACCIDDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.