What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to eye witnesses the pilot departed wilke field located two miles east of the crash scene at 6:00PM local time to try out a new wing that the pilot had installed earlier. This was the very first flight using the new wing.
The eye witness stated that he saw the airplane go from level flight into a spiraling dive into the hay field at approximately 7:05 pm local according to the winnebago sherriff departments report.
Crash scene of aircraft confirmed that the aircraft had impacted the ground at high angle of attack buring into the ground nose first more than 2 feet deep into the soil.
The debries field was very minimal in size. The only items flung in a 20 foot radius were the pilots wristwatch which was found in three spots torn into three seperate pieces in 13 feet from each in a circular pattern.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES THE PILOT DEPARTED WILKE FIELD LOCATED TWO MILES EAST OF THE CRASH SCENE AT 6:00PM LOCAL TIME TO TRY OUT A NEW WING THAT THE PILOT HAD INSTALLED EARLIER. THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST FLIGHT USING THE NEW WING.
THE EYE WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE AIRPLANE GO FROM LEVEL FLIGHT INTO A SPIRALING DIVE INTO THE HAY FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 7:05 PM LOCAL ACCORDING TO THE WINNEBAGO SHERRIFF DEPARTMENTS REPORT.
CRASH SCENE OF AIRCRAFT CONFIRMED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND AT HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK BURING INTO THE GROUND NOSE FIRST MORE THAN 2 FEET DEEP INTO THE SOIL.
THE DEBRIES FIELD WAS VERY MINIMAL IN SIZE. THE ONLY ITEMS FLUNG IN A 20 FOOT RADIUS WERE THE PILOTS WRISTWATCH WHICH WAS FOUND IN THREE SPOTS TORN INTO THREE SEPERATE PIECES IN 13 FEET FROM EACH IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.