What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was dropping streamers while flying at aproximately 800 feet AGL over a large crowd of people gathered for a political fund raising dinner. Witnesses reported that the pilot appeared to be flying too slow and lost control of the airplane during a steep turn, resulting in a stall/spin. Aircraft subsequently impacted the ground and was destroyed by a post accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS DROPPING STREAMERS WHILE FLYING AT APROXIMATELY 800 FEET AGL OVER A LARGE CROWD OF PEOPLE GATHERED FOR A POLITICAL FUND RAISING DINNER. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT APPEARED TO BE FLYING TOO SLOW AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A STEEP TURN, RESULTING IN A STALL/SPIN.AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED BY A POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.