What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon arriving to the scene of the aircraft accident, it was noted that the aircraft appeared to come down at a steep angle through the trees canopy. All three propeller blades were shattered at the tips with one of the blades severed from the hub. The tree trunk next to where the engine and propeller came to rest had slash marks as if the engine was running on the way down.
Fuel was present in the tank as well as the clear fuel lines leading to the carburetor. A broken fitting was found at the surface end of the RH elevator control cable. The broken part was removed and sent to the NTSB for analysis. It is unknown if the break occurred pre or post-crash.
The pilot has undergone multiple surgeries and has been unable to make a statement as to his recollection of the events which ultimately resulted in the aircrafts accident.
As the FAA filed it
UPON ARRIVING TO THE SCENE OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO COME DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE THROUGH THE TREES CANOPY. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES WERE SHATTERED AT THE TIPS WITH ONE OF THE BLADES SEVERED FROM THE HUB. THE TREE TRUNK NEXT TO WHERE THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER CAME TO REST HAD SLASH MARKS AS IF THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ON THE WAY DOWN.
FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE TANK AS WELL AS THE CLEAR FUEL LINES LEADING TO THE CARBURETOR. A BROKEN FITTING WAS FOUND AT THE SURFACE END OF THE RH ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE. THE BROKEN PART WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE NTSB FOR ANALYSIS. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE BREAK OCCURRED PRE OR POST-CRASH.
THE PILOT HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE SURGERIES AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE A STATEMENT AS TO HIS RECOLLECTION OF THE EVENTS WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFTS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.