What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot received clearance for VFR from baton rouge la (btr) to mccomb ms (mcb) at 2000 ft. aircraft took off from runway 31, climbed to 1200 ft at 128K turning right. Tower gave a heading of 040, the pilot requested and was given H045. The aircraft leveled off at 1200 ft and began loosing airspeed still in a right turn. Pilot flew past H045 and began loosing altitude. 20 seconds after requesting H045 the pilot radioed he was fixing to crash.
A witness on the ground stated the aircraft was in a right turn flying very slow, the wings momentarily came level then went left wing down and the aircraft dove to the ground.
Accident site revealed the aircraft impacted the roof of a house with the left wing, then turned to the left and impacted a tree broadside with the right side of the aircraft just behind the right wing, the aircraft then came to rest in the back of two houses where it caught fire destroying the forward fuselage wings and engines. The aft fuselage and tail section separated from the fuselage and came to rest near the main wreckage.
The cockpit voice recorder was recovered and revealed the engines were operating at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR VFR FROM BATON ROUGE LA (BTR) TO MCCOMB MS (MCB) AT 2000 FT. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 31, CLIMBED TO 1200 FT AT 128K TURNING RIGHT. TOWER GAVE A HEADING OF 040, THE PILOT REQUESTED AND WAS GIVEN H045. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 1200 FT AND BEGAN LOOSING AIRSPEED STILL IN A RIGHT TURN. PILOT FLEW PAST H045 AND BEGAN LOOSING ALTITUDE. 20 SECONDS AFTER REQUESTING H045 THE PILOT RADIOED HE WAS FIXING TO CRASH.
A WITNESS ON THE GROUND STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT TURN FLYING VERY SLOW, THE WINGS MOMENTARILY CAME LEVEL THEN WENT LEFT WING DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DOVE TO THE GROUND.
ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROOF OF A HOUSE WITH THE LEFT WING, THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED A TREE BROADSIDE WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT JUST BEHIND THE RIGHT WING, THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO REST IN THE BACK OF TWO HOUSES WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYING THE FORWARD FUSELAGE WINGS AND ENGINES. THE AFT FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTION SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND CAME TO REST NEAR THE MAIN WRECKAGE.
THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER WAS RECOVERED AND REVEALED THE ENGINES WERE OPERATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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