From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft N840V departed controlled flight after leveling off between the iaf "funjo" and the faf "wosor" on 2nd attempt at the RNAV (GPS) rwy 2 approach jwn. A witness saw the aircraft come out of the cloud base at about a 70 degree nose down attitude rolling to the left. It contacted the ground inverted at approximately a 70 degree nose down attitude. The aircraft was destroyed. It was fatal to all four occupants.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT N840V DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AFTER LEVELING OFF BETWEEN THE IAF "FUNJO" AND THE FAF "WOSOR" ON 2ND ATTEMPT AT THE RNAV (GPS) RWY 2 APPROACH JWN. A WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT COME OUT OF THE CLOUD BASE AT ABOUT A 70 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ROLLING TO THE LEFT. IT CONTACTED THE GROUND INVERTED AT APPROXIMATELY A 70 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. IT WAS FATAL TO ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.