What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 03/11/2012privacy data omitted. The pilot of N4143C a Stinson 108-3, decided to make an off airport landing on a dirt strip 2 miles northwest of Agua Dulce airport. During the final approach to the dirt strip, privacy data omitted determined that he had too high of an altitude with too high airspeed to make a safe landing, and initiated a go around half way down the dirt strip, but was unable to out climb the steep surrounding terrain. The airplane impacted the climbing terrain and flipped over onto its top. The pilot and passenger immediately exited the airplane. The airplane caught fire and was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/11/2012^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT OF N4143C A STINSON 108-3, DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DIRT STRIP 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF AGUA DULCE AIRPORT. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE DIRT STRIP, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DETERMINED THAT HE HAD TOO HIGH OF AN ALTITUDE WITH TOO HIGH AIRSPEED TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING, AND INITIATED A GO AROUND HALF WAY DOWN THE DIRT STRIP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB THE STEEP SURROUNDING TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE CLIMBING TERRAIN AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS TOP. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.