31.7685° N, 91.8230° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisonburg, LA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 30, 2014 · 21:00 local
Place
Harrisonburg, LA
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
ONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
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.
Aircraft was low over lake and made left turn (west) to fly over property, the aircraft contacted the trees and hit the ground. Pilot had no certificates and was friend of aircraft owner.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS LOW OVER LAKE AND MADE LEFT TURN (WEST) TO FLY OVER PROPERTY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES AND HIT THE GROUND. PILOT HAD NO CERTIFICATES AND WAS FRIEND OF AIRCRAFT OWNER.