What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 4, 2013 at approximately 1630 calls came in stating that a small plane crashed in Terrell, TX. It was reported by several eyewitnesses that the pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers. Upon pulling up from one of several dive, the left upper wing separated from the aircraft; the aircraft then went into a nose dive coming to rest in a field with post accident fire. The wing that separated from the aircraft came to rest in a tree about half a mile east of the crash site. The pilot was the sole occupant on board and did not survive.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 4, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CALLS CAME IN STATING THAT A SMALL PLANE CRASHED IN TERRELL, TX. IT WAS REPORTED BY SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES THAT THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS. UPON PULLING UP FROM ONE OF SEVERAL DIVE, THE LEFT UPPER WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT; THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INTO A NOSE DIVE COMING TO REST IN A FIELD WITH POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE WING THAT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A TREE ABOUT HALF A MILE EAST OF THE CRASH SITE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND DID NOT SURVIVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.