What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Post crash evidence indicates that the left aileron control rod had a previous crack, as indicated by pitted corrosion at the rod end threads at the aileron end. The rod broke and the aileron seperated. Subsequently the horizontal stabilizers, the left wing, and then the vertical stabilizer departed the airframe. The aircraft impacted nearly vertical and in a flat attitude. The debris field at impact was extremely limited. The debris field for the left wing, horizontal stabilizers, and vertical fin were 1/4 to 3/4 miles to the east of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
POST CRASH EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE LEFT AILERON CONTROL ROD HAD A PREVIOUS CRACK, AS INDICATED BY PITTED CORROSION AT THE ROD END THREADS AT THE AILERON END. THE ROD BROKE AND THE AILERON SEPERATED. SUBSEQUENTLY THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, THE LEFT WING, AND THEN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER DEPARTED THE AIRFRAME. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED NEARLY VERTICAL AND IN A FLAT ATTITUDE. THE DEBRIS FIELD AT IMPACT WAS EXTREMELY LIMITED. THE DEBRIS FIELD FOR THE LEFT WING, HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, AND VERTICAL FIN WERE 1/4 TO 3/4 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.