What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This accident occurred during an airshow at the Davenport, Iowa airport (dvn). The incident occurred during a crossover maneuver where the accident aircraft went from the left rear side of a triangle formation to the right side. There was no collision between the aircraft during the maneuver. Still pictures and videos show the accident aircraft in approximately a 110 degree bank and a nose down attitude almost immediately after the crossover. This pitch and bank attitude was maintained all the way to the ground. There was no evidence in the numerous videos that the pilot made any attempt to right the aircraft prior to impact with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN AIRSHOW AT THE DAVENPORT, IOWA AIRPORT (DVN). THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A CROSSOVER MANEUVER WHERE THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WENT FROM THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF A TRIANGLE FORMATION TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE MANEUVER. STILL PICTURES AND VIDEOS SHOW THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IN APPROXIMATELY A 110 DEGREE BANK AND A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CROSSOVER. THIS PITCH AND BANK ATTITUDE WAS MAINTAINED ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE IN THE NUMEROUS VIDEOS THAT THE PILOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO RIGHT THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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