What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 30, 2015 an amateur-built experimental aircraft departed slr runway 1. The aircraft gained 200 feet of altitude, 2000 feet down the runway when the engine coughed, back-fired, then stopped running. The pilot maintained the same nose-up attitude and turned to the left, causing the left wing to stall. The aircraft entered a ½ turn stall-spin and contacted the ground, left wing and nose first. The aircraft impacted on the parallel grass strip, west of the main runway. Upon ground contact, an explosion occurred, creating a large fireball and subsequent post-crash fire. The pilot escaped the wreckage and ran about 50 feet, consumed in fire. The pilot suffered burns over 100% of his body and died of his infuries on August 3, 2015
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 30, 2015 AN AMATEUR-BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SLR RUNWAY 1. THE AIRCRAFT GAINED 200 FEET OF ALTITUDE, 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN THE ENGINE COUGHED, BACK-FIRED, THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT MAINTAINED THE SAME NOSE-UP ATTITUDE AND TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STALL. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A ½ TURN STALL-SPIN AND CONTACTED THE GROUND, LEFT WING AND NOSE FIRST. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON THE PARALLEL GRASS STRIP, WEST OF THE MAIN RUNWAY. UPON GROUND CONTACT, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED, CREATING A LARGE FIREBALL AND SUBSEQUENT POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT ESCAPED THE WRECKAGE AND RAN ABOUT 50 FEET, CONSUMED IN FIRE. THE PILOT SUFFERED BURNS OVER 100% OF HIS BODY AND DIED OF HIS INFURIES ON AUGUST 3, 2015
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.