What happened
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N679EA departed deer valley Arizona(kdvt) at 9:26 am central time while on a VFR flight plan. N679EA filed a pop-up IFR flight plan at 11:21 am central time, while en-route over albuquerque international sunport airport. The flight was a direct flight without any fuel stops to spirit of st. louis airport (ksus). From deer valley, AZ (kdvt) to spirit of st. louis airport (ksus) is 1077.1 nautical miles direct. N679EA was IFR and on final for runway 26L for a visual approach, at approximately 2 mile final when the pilot reported to the spirit tower (ksus) he was losing engine power, spirit tower immediately cleared him to land but the pilot reported he wasn?t sure he would make it. At 2:54 pm central time N679EA impacted the awning of the bp gas station, located southeast of the intersection of Chesterfield airport road and long road, which is approximately 1 mile from the end of runway 26L. Immediately after hitting the awning N679EA impacted the ground and approximately 20 feet, impacted a light pole (with a sizable concrete base) between the right wing and the aircraft fuslage, this stopped the forward motion of the aircraft. Their was a post crash fire that severely burned the cabin area and inboard sections of both right and left wings. The debris field was contained to the bp parking lot with the exception of the right main landing gear wheel, brake and lower half of the strut assembly, which was found in the middle of Chesterfield airport road. The only person on board the aircraft was the pilot, which he was fatally injured.
This investigation is still on going, the airframe, engine and propeller was recovered by amf aviation LLC and was relocated to their facility located in clarksville, Tennessee. With the direction of the NTSB, the engine will be removed and sent to the textron/continental facility in mobile Alabama for analysis. Additionally the EDM-700 EGT temperature indicator and aspen EFD1000 was removed on scene and sent to the NTSB in Washington for analysis.
Closing this FAA form 8020-23 at this time but will amend in the future after receiving analysis results from the NTSB.
As the FAA filed it
N679EA DEPARTED DEER VALLEY ARIZONA(KDVT) AT 9:26 AM CENTRAL TIME WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. N679EA FILED A POP-UP IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT 11:21 AM CENTRAL TIME, WHILE EN-ROUTE OVER ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS A DIRECT FLIGHT WITHOUT ANY FUEL STOPS TO SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS). FROM DEER VALLEY, AZ (KDVT) TO SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (KSUS) IS 1077.1 NAUTICAL MILES DIRECT. N679EA WAS IFR AND ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 26L FOR A VISUAL APPROACH, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILE FINAL WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE SPIRIT TOWER (KSUS) HE WAS LOSING ENGINE POWER, SPIRIT TOWER IMMEDIATELY CLEARED HIM TO LAND BUT THE PILOT REPORTED HE WASN?T SURE HE WOULD MAKE IT. AT 2:54 PM CENTRAL TIME N679EA IMPACTED THE AWNING OF THE BP GAS STATION, LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF CHESTERFIELD AIRPORT ROAD AND LONG ROAD, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 26L. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING THE AWNING N679EA IMPACTED THE GROUND AND APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, IMPACTED A LIGHT POLE (WITH A SIZABLE CONCRETE BASE) BETWEEN THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT FUSLAGE, THIS STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THEIR WAS A POST CRASH FIRE THAT SEVERELY BURNED THE CABIN AREA AND INBOARD SECTIONS OF BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED TO THE BP PARKING LOT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL, BRAKE AND LOWER HALF OF THE STRUT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS FOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF CHESTERFIELD AIRPORT ROAD. THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PILOT, WHICH HE WAS FATALLY INJURED.
THIS INVESTIGATION IS STILL ON GOING, THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WAS RECOVERED BY AMF AVIATION LLC AND WAS RELOCATED TO THEIR FACILITY LOCATED IN CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE. WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE NTSB, THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT TO THE TEXTRON/CONTINENTAL FACILITY IN MOBILE ALABAMA FOR ANALYSIS. ADDITIONALLY THE EDM-700 EGT TEMPERATURE INDICATOR AND ASPEN EFD1000 WAS REMOVED ON SCENE AND SENT TO THE NTSB IN WASHINGTON FOR ANALYSIS.
CLOSING THIS FAA FORM 8020-23 AT THIS TIME BUT WILL AMEND IN THE FUTURE AFTER RECEIVING ANALYSIS RESULTS FROM THE NTSB.
NTSB investigation
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