What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 5, 2012, at aproximately 1300L, N177N a tl ultralight corp. sting sport aircraft departed kwhp. Shortly after departure, the pilot requested flight following with socal TRACON and a beacon code was assigned. The aircraft proceded directly to the coordinates above where it stated to socal it was on a post maintenance flight and doing air work. While doing air work, witnesses watched the aircraft do an abrupt nose up maneuver followed by a spin to the ground. Upon arrival at the accident site, the wreckage and impact signature with the ground was consistent with the witnesses' descriptions.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 5, 2012, AT APROXIMATELY 1300L, N177N A TL ULTRALIGHT CORP. STING SPORT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KWHP. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT REQUESTED FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH SOCAL TRACON AND A BEACON CODE WAS ASSIGNED. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEDED DIRECTLY TO THE COORDINATES ABOVE WHERE IT STATED TO SOCAL IT WAS ON A POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT AND DOING AIR WORK. WHILE DOING AIR WORK, WITNESSES WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT DO AN ABRUPT NOSE UP MANEUVER FOLLOWED BY A SPIN TO THE GROUND. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE WRECKAGE AND IMPACT SIGNATURE WITH THE GROUND WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE WITNESSES' DESCRIPTIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.