What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed ferguson airport (82J), pensacola FL around 1010AM with PIC and passenger conducting a 15 minute personal scenic flight.
Upon landing, PIC boarded another passenger for a second 15 minute flight. Aircraft did not return.
Alabama state police helicopter located the wreckage in swampy terrain approximately 5MI nw of ferguson airport (82J) GPS 30 26'47.2N and 87 26'13.8 w. PIC and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
Pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating asel. PIC most recent FAA third ?class medical certificate was issued on October 9, 2012. Spas reported a total flight experience of 700HRS. No current aircraft documents (aircraft/pilot) logbooks have not been recovered or located.
Photos taken of the wreckage show aircraft substantially damaged. Lt/rt wings, as well as fuselage and tail sections crushed with numerous punctures. Engine appears attached, however propeller images do not evidence ground strikes. Photo of oil filter shows change date of 3/13/2014 with tach time of 682.97.
Victim autopsy results; PIC toxicology results, and engine teardown report not yet completed. This report may be amended as more information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FERGUSON AIRPORT (82J), PENSACOLA FL AROUND 1010AM WITH PIC AND PASSENGER CONDUCTING A 15 MINUTE PERSONAL SCENIC FLIGHT.
UPON LANDING, PIC BOARDED ANOTHER PASSENGER FOR A SECOND 15 MINUTE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DID NOT RETURN.
ALABAMA STATE POLICE HELICOPTER LOCATED THE WRECKAGE IN SWAMPY TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 5MI NW OF FERGUSON AIRPORT (82J) GPS 30 26'47.2N AND 87 26'13.8 W. PIC AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A RATING ASEL. PIC MOST RECENT FAA THIRD ?CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 9, 2012. SPAS REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF 700HRS. NO CURRENT AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS (AIRCRAFT/PILOT) LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED OR LOCATED.
PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE WRECKAGE SHOW AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. LT/RT WINGS, AS WELL AS FUSELAGE AND TAIL SECTIONS CRUSHED WITH NUMEROUS PUNCTURES. ENGINE APPEARS ATTACHED, HOWEVER PROPELLER IMAGES DO NOT EVIDENCE GROUND STRIKES. PHOTO OF OIL FILTER SHOWS CHANGE DATE OF 3/13/2014 WITH TACH TIME OF 682.97.
VICTIM AUTOPSY RESULTS; PIC TOXICOLOGY RESULTS, AND ENGINE TEARDOWN REPORT NOT YET COMPLETED. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.