What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot departed the shoshone county airport in kellogg, Idaho, in his amateur-built experimental aircraft and then flew 10 miles to the west to conduct local recreational flying near Cataldo, Idaho. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft apparently entered a spin, lost power, descended vertically and collided with the terrain in a wooded residential area four miles west of Cataldo. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT DEPARTED THE SHOSHONE COUNTY AIRPORT IN KELLOGG, IDAHO, IN HIS AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AND THEN FLEW 10 MILES TO THE WEST TO CONDUCT LOCAL RECREATIONAL FLYING NEAR CATALDO, IDAHO. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY ENTERED A SPIN, LOST POWER, DESCENDED VERTICALLY AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A WOODED RESIDENTIAL AREA FOUR MILES WEST OF CATALDO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.