What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 23, 2016 at about 15:55 local time, aircraft N282XT departed from Goodspeed Airport on runway 32. Wind was 9 knots at 310. According to a witness, the aircraft proceeded straight over the Connecticut river and climbed to approximately 500 feet. It then banked into a hard left turn, appeared to have gone into a stall spin, fell through trees, and crashed, inverted, into a residence located at 71 little meadow road, Haddam, CT. The engine was operating during impact. The pilot sustained serious injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. One person was home at the residence and was uninjured. Due to serious injuries, the pilot was not available for an interview. He was still in an induced coma 27 days after the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 23, 2016 AT ABOUT 15:55 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N282XT DEPARTED FROM GOODSPEED AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 32. WIND WAS 9 KNOTS AT 310. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED STRAIGHT OVER THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. IT THEN BANKED INTO A HARD LEFT TURN, APPEARED TO HAVE GONE INTO A STALL SPIN, FELL THROUGH TREES, AND CRASHED, INVERTED, INTO A RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 71 LITTLE MEADOW ROAD, HADDAM, CT. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING DURING IMPACT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ONE PERSON WAS HOME AT THE RESIDENCE AND WAS UNINJURED. DUE TO SERIOUS INJURIES, THE PILOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW. HE WAS STILL IN AN INDUCED COMA 27 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.