What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft impacted the ground on a dry lakebed, in a nose down attitude, with no spin rotation evident. Prior to the impact, the portable GPS recovered from the wreckage revealed that the aircraft was maneuvering, performing turns about a point and "s" turns across the highway. The wreckage was found by a passerby, with both occupants deceased.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A DRY LAKEBED, IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, WITH NO SPIN ROTATION EVIDENT. PRIOR TO THE IMPACT, THE PORTABLE GPS RECOVERED FROM THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERING, PERFORMING TURNS ABOUT A POINT AND "S" TURNS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND BY A PASSERBY, WITH BOTH OCCUPANTS DECEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.