What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After contacting eglin approach control and obtaining an IFR clearance, the aircraft departed runway 14 at kdts in VFR conditions. The aircraft climbed to approximately 800 feet and was last seen by witnesses to be flying southbound over the water when it banked to the right. Moments later the aircraft impacted the water in a right wing and nose low attitude. The aircraft did not have any additional radio contact with eglin ATC after receiving an IFR clearance.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER CONTACTING EGLIN APPROACH CONTROL AND OBTAINING AN IFR CLEARANCE, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT KDTS IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AND WAS LAST SEEN BY WITNESSES TO BE FLYING SOUTHBOUND OVER THE WATER WHEN IT BANKED TO THE RIGHT. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A RIGHT WING AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL RADIO CONTACT WITH EGLIN ATC AFTER RECEIVING AN IFR CLEARANCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.