What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The PIC was flying non-paying passengers for short local flights near a camping site in Glamis, CA. The fatal flight was his sixth flight of the day. The PIC made a low pass over a non-charted private airfield, 24 nautical miles east of brawley municipal airport (kbwc), then climbed to approximately 150 feet AGL and leveled off. The PIC was observed making a steep right turn before descending out of sight. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude approximately 300 feet east of the private airfield. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position, oriented 010 degrees magnetic. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger, privacy data omitted, was critically injured and taken to desert medical center, palm springs, CA.
As the FAA filed it
THE PIC WAS FLYING NON-PAYING PASSENGERS FOR SHORT LOCAL FLIGHTS NEAR A CAMPING SITE IN GLAMIS, CA. THE FATAL FLIGHT WAS HIS SIXTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE PIC MADE A LOW PASS OVER A NON-CHARTED PRIVATE AIRFIELD, 24 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF BRAWLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KBWC), THEN CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL AND LEVELED OFF. THE PIC WAS OBSERVED MAKING A STEEP RIGHT TURN BEFORE DESCENDING OUT OF SIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET EAST OF THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, ORIENTED 010 DEGREES MAGNETIC. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS CRITICALLY INJURED AND TAKEN TO DESERT MEDICAL CENTER, PALM SPRINGS, CA.
NTSB investigation
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