What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A witnessed stated that the pilot made two passes over the field. On the second pass heading south, the aircraft was straight and level, pulled up over a line of trees and did a right turn. The aircraft continued in a right turn without gaining additional altitude and appeared to go inverted. Investigation found parts of the right wing at the tree line indicating the right wing struck the tree tops causing the aircraft to go into a right turn. At the impact site the aircraft was right side up and pointed north.
As the FAA filed it
A WITNESSED STATED THAT THE PILOT MADE TWO PASSES OVER THE FIELD. ON THE SECOND PASS HEADING SOUTH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, PULLED UP OVER A LINE OF TREES AND DID A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN A RIGHT TURN WITHOUT GAINING ADDITIONAL ALTITUDE AND APPEARED TO GO INVERTED. INVESTIGATION FOUND PARTS OF THE RIGHT WING AT THE TREE LINE INDICATING THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREE TOPS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GO INTO A RIGHT TURN. AT THE IMPACT SITE THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHT SIDE UP AND POINTED NORTH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.