What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed wiley post and flew south to chickasha airport. After departing the chickasha airport the aircraft climbed to 5500 feet headed north. While enroute the aircraft was observed on radar slowing to 90 KTS at 5500 ft. one of the last radar observations showed the aircraft at approximately 77 knots over the approximate accident scene (9 minute flight from departure). Witnesses a quarter mile west of the scene observed the aircraft from a high altitude spinning. The witnesses continued to watch the aircraft and when it disappeared below tree level they saw and heard an explosion. This was approximately 1522 local time. Pilot was fatal, aircraft was destroyed by post impact fire. Debris field around the airplane consisted of pieces of plastic from windows and baffles or lining from the tip tanks. Debris was anywhere from 30-40 feet, but almost all the aircraft remained in one location, approximately a foot from impact. Aircraft appeared to hit in a slight nose and right wing down attitude when impacting the ground. Aircraft came to rest on a 160 degree heading.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WILEY POST AND FLEW SOUTH TO CHICKASHA AIRPORT. AFTER DEPARTING THE CHICKASHA AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 5500 FEET HEADED NORTH. WHILE ENROUTE THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR SLOWING TO 90 KTS AT 5500 FT. ONE OF THE LAST RADAR OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROXIMATELY 77 KNOTS OVER THE APPROXIMATE ACCIDENT SCENE (9 MINUTE FLIGHT FROM DEPARTURE). WITNESSES A QUARTER MILE WEST OF THE SCENE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FROM A HIGH ALTITUDE SPINNING. THE WITNESSES CONTINUED TO WATCH THE AIRCRAFT AND WHEN IT DISAPPEARED BELOW TREE LEVEL THEY SAW AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION. THIS WAS APPROXIMATELY 1522 LOCAL TIME. PILOT WAS FATAL, AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. DEBRIS FIELD AROUND THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM WINDOWS AND BAFFLES OR LINING FROM THE TIP TANKS. DEBRIS WAS ANYWHERE FROM 30-40 FEET, BUT ALMOST ALL THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN ONE LOCATION, APPROXIMATELY A FOOT FROM IMPACT. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HIT IN A SLIGHT NOSE AND RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE WHEN IMPACTING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A 160 DEGREE HEADING.
NTSB investigation
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