What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight was initially operated under instrument flight rules and had diverted from hot spring, AR (hot) to Eldorado, AR (eld) for landing. Pilot cancelled IFR clearance going to VFR approximately 30 minutes prior to attempting to land at eld. Aircraft had been in flight more than 5 hours 35 minutes at the time of the accident. Pilot called in approach towards runway 4, planned to turn and come in left pattern to runway 31. Aircraft lost power approximately 1/4 mile from runway, impacted trees and fell to the ground inverted. Aircraft caught fire and interior was burned. Aircraft was destroyed. 1 fatality on board with no survivors.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT WAS INITIALLY OPERATED UNDER INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES AND HAD DIVERTED FROM HOT SPRING, AR (HOT) TO ELDORADO, AR (ELD) FOR LANDING. PILOT CANCELLED IFR CLEARANCE GOING TO VFR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT ELD. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN FLIGHT MORE THAN 5 HOURS 35 MINUTES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT CALLED IN APPROACH TOWARDS RUNWAY 4, PLANNED TO TURN AND COME IN LEFT PATTERN TO RUNWAY 31. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM RUNWAY, IMPACTED TREES AND FELL TO THE GROUND INVERTED. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND INTERIOR WAS BURNED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. 1 FATALITY ON BOARD WITH NO SURVIVORS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.