What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 5, 2011, at 1739 EDT an experimental amateur-built weber arion li, N747HW, was substantially damaged when it impacted a house near Hedgesville, west Virginia. The airplane had departed from the Green Landings Airport (WV22), Hedgesville, west Virginia, just prior to the accident. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The airline transport pilot was killed. The personal local flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airplane impacted the home in a nose down attitude and fractured into two pieces. The aircraft elevator was in a nose up position.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 5, 2011, AT 1739 EDT AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT WEBER ARION LI, N747HW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A HOUSE NEAR HEDGESVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED FROM THE GREEN LANDINGS AIRPORT (WV22), HEDGESVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS KILLED. THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE HOME IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND FRACTURED INTO TWO PIECES. THE AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR WAS IN A NOSE UP POSITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.