What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft departed Mcgregor executive airport runway 17 on November 30, 2014 at 1850 zulu. (1250 central standard time). Witness accounts state that the aircraft departed near the end of the 5500 foot long runway and gain 20 to 25 feet of altitude. The witness accounts further state that the aircraft appeared to rock its wings side to side and pitch its nose up and down before diving nose first into a passing car and the south shoulder of highway 84. The aircraft cartwheeled upon ground impact, losing the right wing, canopy and canard. The aircraft came to rest inverted, trapping the sole occupant/pilot. The pilot suffered substantial injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCGREGOR EXECUTIVE AIRPORT RUNWAY 17 ON NOVEMBER 30, 2014 AT 1850 ZULU. (1250 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME). WITNESS ACCOUNTS STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEAR THE END OF THE 5500 FOOT LONG RUNWAY AND GAIN 20 TO 25 FEET OF ALTITUDE. THE WITNESS ACCOUNTS FURTHER STATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO ROCK ITS WINGS SIDE TO SIDE AND PITCH ITS NOSE UP AND DOWN BEFORE DIVING NOSE FIRST INTO A PASSING CAR AND THE SOUTH SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY 84. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED UPON GROUND IMPACT, LOSING THE RIGHT WING, CANOPY AND CANARD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, TRAPPING THE SOLE OCCUPANT/PILOT. THE PILOT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.