What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft was flying from Livermore, CA. (Lvk) and approx.3.3 miles northeast of Livermore municipal airport, pilot reported a flight control issue and aircraft was destroyed from impact with ground and large fire ensued. Pilot was fatality injured.
Aircraft wreckage/debris path and engine travelled approximately 30 yards after impact, oriented on an approximate heading of ABOUT318 degrees magnetic at an elevation of about 510 feet mean sea level.
Wreckage indicates ground impact damage with no evidence of aircraft in-flight break up or flight control in-flight separation.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING FROM LIVERMORE, CA. (LVK) AND APPROX.3.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PILOT REPORTED A FLIGHT CONTROL ISSUE AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM IMPACT WITH GROUND AND LARGE FIRE ENSUED. PILOT WAS FATALITY INJURED.
AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE/DEBRIS PATH AND ENGINE TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS AFTER IMPACT, ORIENTED ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF ABOUT318 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 510 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL.
WRECKAGE INDICATES GROUND IMPACT DAMAGE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT IN-FLIGHT BREAK UP OR FLIGHT CONTROL IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.