What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 23, 2013, about 0811 mountain daylight time, an experimental exhibition Nanchang China CJ-6 airplane, N2726C, impacted terrain while maneuvering near Wolcott, Colorado. The private pilot and the passenger were both fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The aircraft was flown by an acquaintance?s house twice; then departed to the south. A witness indicated the aircraft climbed and rolled inverted to complete a half loop. There was insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver and the aircraft impacted the ground. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Day visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed for the flight, which did not operate on a VFR flight plan. The local flight originated from the eagle county regional airport (ege), near eagle, Colorado, about 0757.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 23, 2013, ABOUT 0811 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION NANCHANG CHINA CJ-6 AIRPLANE, N2726C, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR WOLCOTT, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN BY AN ACQUAINTANCE?S HOUSE TWICE; THEN DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH. A WITNESS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED AND ROLLED INVERTED TO COMPLETE A HALF LOOP. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH DID NOT OPERATE ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (EGE), NEAR EAGLE, COLORADO, ABOUT 0757.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.