What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft control stick came disconnected from the flight controls while the aircraft was flying at low level. The aircraft quickly hit the earth before the control stick could be reinstalled. The installation may have been improper, but the elevator/ aileron control stick was taken away from the wreckage site prior to the inspector investigation.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT CONTROL STICK CAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT LOW LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY HIT THE EARTH BEFORE THE CONTROL STICK COULD BE REINSTALLED. THE INSTALLATION MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPER, BUT THE ELEVATOR/ AILERON CONTROL STICK WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE WRECKAGE SITE PRIOR TO THE INSPECTOR INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.