What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
2-19-17, Hxa-mcleod Homebuilt flown by private pilot privacy data omitted and registered to privacy data omitted was reported to be practicing takeoff and landings on private strip near Springfield Ohio in VMC conditions, when reportedly crashed in field at end of private strip. The NTSB along with the FAA and six witness statements and local law enforcement were on the scene. It is determined that based on all witness reports and FAA investigation including signatures of the wreckages, the aircraft loss power and impacted the ground nose down and right wing side low. Investigators have determined the engine loss of power occurred before impact possiblyaccording to witness creating a stall spin situation prior to impact. Examination of systems the loss of power is from undetermined source.
As the FAA filed it
2-19-17, HXA-MCLEOD HOMEBUILT FLOWN BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS REPORTED TO BE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS ON PRIVATE STRIP NEAR SPRINGFIELD OHIO IN VMC CONDITIONS, WHEN REPORTEDLY CRASHED IN FIELD AT END OF PRIVATE STRIP. THE NTSB ALONG WITH THE FAA AND SIX WITNESS STATEMENTS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE ON THE SCENE. IT IS DETERMINED THAT BASED ON ALL WITNESS REPORTS AND FAA INVESTIGATION INCLUDING SIGNATURES OF THE WRECKAGES, THE AIRCRAFT LOSS POWER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN AND RIGHT WING SIDE LOW. INVESTIGATORS HAVE DETERMINED THE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED BEFORE IMPACT POSSIBLYACCORDING TO WITNESS CREATING A STALL SPIN SITUATION PRIOR TO IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF SYSTEMS THE LOSS OF POWER IS FROM UNDETERMINED SOURCE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.