What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made comments and left a note for his girlfriend. She called the police and went to the airport. They struggled over the aircraft keys but he got them away from her, started the aircraft, and departed. After a short flight and a few reckless flybys he lined up on the grass runway 33, (as reported consistently by multiple witnesses), pulled into a very steep climb reaching more than 1000' until the aircraft stalled, pushed the nose over and, retaining full throttle, impacted the ground in a vertical descent.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE COMMENTS AND LEFT A NOTE FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND. SHE CALLED THE POLICE AND WENT TO THE AIRPORT. THEY STRUGGLED OVER THE AIRCRAFT KEYS BUT HE GOT THEM AWAY FROM HER, STARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND DEPARTED. AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT AND A FEW RECKLESS FLYBYS HE LINED UP ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 33, (AS REPORTED CONSISTENTLY BY MULTIPLE WITNESSES), PULLED INTO A VERY STEEP CLIMB REACHING MORE THAN 1000' UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND, RETAINING FULL THROTTLE, IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL DESCENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.