What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 7, 2015, at approximately 1815 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built CCK-1865, N541TC, impacted wooded terrain while maneuvering near Linesville, Pennsylvania. The aircraft struck multiple trees at approximately an altitude of 1113 feet mean sea level (MSL) destroying the aircraft and leaving a debris path for approximately 120 feet. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The accident occurred approximately 1.8 miles north of merry?s pymatuning airport. The flight originated from greenville municipal airport (4G1), greenville, Pennsylvania. The airplane was registered to hartford aviation LLC and operated by a private individual as a personal flight conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight to PA01.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 7, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT CCK-1865, N541TC, IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR LINESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE TREES AT APPROXIMATELY AN ALTITUDE OF 1113 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND LEAVING A DEBRIS PATH FOR APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILES NORTH OF MERRY?S PYMATUNING AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4G1), GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO HARTFORD AVIATION LLC AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO PA01.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.