What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 05/05/2017 around 0830 I(ASI jose f.zayas) received a call from Mr. Edgar sierra (Arecibo airport manager) reporting that an experimental aircraft had crash at the Arecibo airport, registration number N228KM. He stated that there were no injuries to the pilot. Aviation safety inspector rafael gonzalez and I departed immediately for the airport. Upon arrival we were escorted to the crash site by Mr. Sierra. We immediately noticed some tree tops with some damage on the north side of runway 8. About 200 feet from the runway on a grassy area was the aircraft laying upside down. I started taking pictures of the scene which were provided to the NTSB. Shortly after our arrival, the pilot privacy data omitted arrived at the scene. We started asking him about the events and he proceeded to explain what had happened. On his statement he stated that after taking off from runway 8 and staying about 40 feet AGL suddenly felt like he hit something in the left wing and immediately felt in an inverted position before impacting the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON 05/05/2017 AROUND 0830 I(ASI JOSE F.ZAYAS) RECEIVED A CALL FROM MR. EDGAR SIERRA (ARECIBO AIRPORT MANAGER) REPORTING THAT AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT HAD CRASH AT THE ARECIBO AIRPORT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N228KM. HE STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR RAFAEL GONZALEZ AND I DEPARTED IMMEDIATELY FOR THE AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVAL WE WERE ESCORTED TO THE CRASH SITE BY MR. SIERRA. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SOME TREE TOPS WITH SOME DAMAGE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 8. ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY ON A GRASSY AREA WAS THE AIRCRAFT LAYING UPSIDE DOWN. I STARTED TAKING PICTURES OF THE SCENE WHICH WERE PROVIDED TO THE NTSB. SHORTLY AFTER OUR ARRIVAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. WE STARTED ASKING HIM ABOUT THE EVENTS AND HE PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAD HAPPENED. ON HIS STATEMENT HE STATED THAT AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 8 AND STAYING ABOUT 40 FEET AGL SUDDENLY FELT LIKE HE HIT SOMETHING IN THE LEFT WING AND IMMEDIATELY FELT IN AN INVERTED POSITION BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.