What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was operating part 91 on a routine personal flight, and contacted tall pine tree(s) on approach to rwy 9 @ NC81. Reported weather indicates a gusty tailwind for the low approach. Aircraft structure/wing(s) were severely damaged upon contact with tree(s) on short final and aircraft descended at an approximate 45-degree angle from the tree line to the crash/impact area, approximately 50 yards short of and approximately 50 yards north of the runway centerline. Aircraft was destroyed and pilot suffered fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING PART 91 ON A ROUTINE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND CONTACTED TALL PINE TREE(S) ON APPROACH TO RWY 9 @ NC81. REPORTED WEATHER INDICATES A GUSTY TAILWIND FOR THE LOW APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE/WING(S) WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED UPON CONTACT WITH TREE(S) ON SHORT FINAL AND AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AT AN APPROXIMATE 45-DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE TREE LINE TO THE CRASH/IMPACT AREA, APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS SHORT OF AND APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.