What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
09-27-11:Aircraft N499RV, inbound to pkb (parkersburg, WV), encountered engine trouble...witnesses on the ground reported hearing a bang and observed black smoke coming from the engine of the aircraft. At approximately 1716 @ FL30 the pilot, privacy data omitted contacted pkb (parkersburg, WV) tower that he would not be able to clear the Ohio river on approach to pkb (parkersburg, WV), which was approximately 5 miles west of the airport. Oil covered the windshield, RPM soared, throttled back, propeller overspeed @ FL28. Aircraft crossed state route 7 and impacted during a controlled crash on the property of eramet Marietta inc., in a wooded area, located between state route 7 and the Ohio river. The pilot, privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted opened the gullwing doors prior to impact in a wooded area and exited the aircraft after the aircraft came to rest, after rotating approximately 180 degrees. The aircraft immediately became engulfed in flames, and was destroyed. privacy data omitted And privacy data omitted sustained burns and were subsequently air med evacuated to osu medical center, columbus, Ohio.
As the FAA filed it
09-27-11:AIRCRAFT N499RV, INBOUND TO PKB (PARKERSBURG, WV), ENCOUNTERED ENGINE TROUBLE...WITNESSES ON THE GROUND REPORTED HEARING A BANG AND OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1716 @ FL30 THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED PKB (PARKERSBURG, WV) TOWER THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE OHIO RIVER ON APPROACH TO PKB (PARKERSBURG, WV), WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT. OIL COVERED THE WINDSHIELD, RPM SOARED, THROTTLED BACK, PROPELLER OVERSPEED @ FL28. AIRCRAFT CROSSED STATE ROUTE 7 AND IMPACTED DURING A CONTROLLED CRASH ON THE PROPERTY OF ERAMET MARIETTA INC., IN A WOODED AREA, LOCATED BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 7 AND THE OHIO RIVER. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPENED THE GULLWING DOORS PRIOR TO IMPACT IN A WOODED AREA AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, AFTER ROTATING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND WAS DESTROYED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED BURNS AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY AIR MED EVACUATED TO OSU MEDICAL CENTER, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
NTSB investigation
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