What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 9, 2011, approximately 1020 CDT, N113RB departed dexter municipal airport, dexter MO (dxe) and was returning to poplar bluff, MO (pof), which he had departed earlier that morning at approximately 0900 CDT. No known flight plan was filed. At approximately 1030 CDT, N113RB was found in a field. First responders found the pilot, richard w. Bowie, unconscious, suffering from head trauma, and he died at the scene. The aircraft was 25 feet from its first impact with the ground. The landing gear was collapsed under the aircraft and the wings were bent downward. The engine was attached to the fuselage and propeller hub attached to the engine. One propeller was broken off near the prop hub and found behind the the left aileron. The other propeller appeared undamaged and attached to the prop hub. There was no post impact fire. The fuel cap had been expelled at the time of impact. The fuel tank received damage but was not breached. The accident investigation found flight control continuity, the engine crank shaft, pistons and values moving in proper sequence and cylinders developing compression. Magneto developed spark on all 4 leads and 4 spark plugs appeared normal burn. There was no gas in the fuel lines and the fuel sump bowl had gasoline in the lower half, blue in color and no presence of water or other contamination. The pilots logbook # 3, 2005 to present, shown that richard w. Bowie had 53 hours logged in N113RB. The aircraft has a hobbs meter that was indicating 56.7 hours. The aircraft maintenance logbooks have not been located at this time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 9, 2011, APPROXIMATELY 1020 CDT, N113RB DEPARTED DEXTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEXTER MO (DXE) AND WAS RETURNING TO POPLAR BLUFF, MO (POF), WHICH HE HAD DEPARTED EARLIER THAT MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT. NO KNOWN FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT, N113RB WAS FOUND IN A FIELD. FIRST RESPONDERS FOUND THE PILOT, RICHARD W. BOWIE, UNCONSCIOUS, SUFFERING FROM HEAD TRAUMA, AND HE DIED AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 25 FEET FROM ITS FIRST IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE WINGS WERE BENT DOWNWARD. THE ENGINE WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER HUB ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE. ONE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN OFF NEAR THE PROP HUB AND FOUND BEHIND THE THE LEFT AILERON. THE OTHER PROPELLER APPEARED UNDAMAGED AND ATTACHED TO THE PROP HUB. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE. THE FUEL CAP HAD BEEN EXPELLED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE FUEL TANK RECEIVED DAMAGE BUT WAS NOT BREACHED. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY, THE ENGINE CRANK SHAFT, PISTONS AND VALUES MOVING IN PROPER SEQUENCE AND CYLINDERS DEVELOPING COMPRESSION. MAGNETO DEVELOPED SPARK ON ALL 4 LEADS AND 4 SPARK PLUGS APPEARED NORMAL BURN. THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE FUEL LINES AND THE FUEL SUMP BOWL HAD GASOLINE IN THE LOWER HALF, BLUE IN COLOR AND NO PRESENCE OF WATER OR OTHER CONTAMINATION. THE PILOTS LOGBOOK # 3, 2005 TO PRESENT, SHOWN THAT RICHARD W. BOWIE HAD 53 HOURS LOGGED IN N113RB. THE AIRCRAFT HAS A HOBBS METER THAT WAS INDICATING 56.7 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED AT THIS TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.