What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Approximately 10 minutes after departing chino airport, chino, CA the aircraft collided with mountainous terrain above Corona, CA. A witness reported just prior to descending nose down into the ground the aircraft was making abrupt, swooping and descending left turns which she described as extravagant and similar to aerobatic maneuvers typically seen at air shows. She stated that throughout the flight the engine was producing a sound consistant with high power. Unable to obtain specific flight hour information for block 31 due to pilot fatality and the pilots flight information having been distroyed by post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING CHINO AIRPORT, CHINO, CA THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ABOVE CORONA, CA. A WITNESS REPORTED JUST PRIOR TO DESCENDING NOSE DOWN INTO THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING ABRUPT, SWOOPING AND DESCENDING LEFT TURNS WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS EXTRAVAGANT AND SIMILAR TO AEROBATIC MANEUVERS TYPICALLY SEEN AT AIR SHOWS. SHE STATED THAT THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING A SOUND CONSISTANT WITH HIGH POWER.UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPECIFIC FLIGHT HOUR INFORMATION FOR BLOCK 31 DUE TO PILOT FATALITY AND THE PILOTS FLIGHT INFORMATION HAVING BEEN DISTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.