What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was on an IFR flight from kakr to kspa. Flightplan shows an ETD of 1930Z, ete of 3.0 hours, with an enroute altitude filed at 12000'.
04/12/2014 - Iic arrived at command post (ward cemetary, Cedar Grove, WV) at 0830 local. Arrived at crash site at approximately 1000.
Aircraft appears to have initially impacted trees in a low-angle, high energy trajectory. Main section of aircraft struck the ground nose-first and fragmented into an elliptical pattern extending uphill from the impact point. Trees located along the initial path leading to the impact point suggest that the engine was operating and under power as there was an indication of a fairly clean slice through a section of branch/trunk that was approximately 5-6 inches in diameter.
Aircraft was destroyed and all occupants (1 pilot, 1 passenger, 1 dog) were fatally injured. Two fuel tanks were identified with one being mostly intact that contained approximately <1 gallon of fuel. There was no odor of fuel among the wreckage or associated terrian.
All major components of the aircraft were located and identified with the exception of the horizontal stabilizer/stabilator. An inspection of the vertical stabilizer/tail assembly shows evidence of the horizontal section forcibly detached.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM KAKR TO KSPA. FLIGHTPLAN SHOWS AN ETD OF 1930Z, ETE OF 3.0 HOURS, WITH AN ENROUTE ALTITUDE FILED AT 12000'.
04/12/2014 - IIC ARRIVED AT COMMAND POST (WARD CEMETARY, CEDAR GROVE, WV) AT 0830 LOCAL. ARRIVED AT CRASH SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 1000.
AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE INITIALLY IMPACTED TREES IN A LOW-ANGLE, HIGH ENERGY TRAJECTORY. MAIN SECTION OF AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE-FIRST AND FRAGMENTED INTO AN ELLIPTICAL PATTERN EXTENDING UPHILL FROM THE IMPACT POINT. TREES LOCATED ALONG THE INITIAL PATH LEADING TO THE IMPACT POINT SUGGEST THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AND UNDER POWER AS THERE WAS AN INDICATION OF A FAIRLY CLEAN SLICE THROUGH A SECTION OF BRANCH/TRUNK THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5-6 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND ALL OCCUPANTS (1 PILOT, 1 PASSENGER, 1 DOG) WERE FATALLY INJURED. TWO FUEL TANKS WERE IDENTIFIED WITH ONE BEING MOSTLY INTACT THAT CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY <1 GALLON OF FUEL. THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL AMONG THE WRECKAGE OR ASSOCIATED TERRIAN.
ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/STABILATOR. AN INSPECTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER/TAIL ASSEMBLY SHOWS EVIDENCE OF THE HORIZONTAL SECTION FORCIBLY DETACHED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.