What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/11/2018 10:55 LCL time N52TH, a home built experimental VK30 aircraft, was enroute from las vegas, NV to van nuys, CA when the accident occured. There were four souls on board when the aircraft impacted terrain under high tension power lines two miles east of agua Dulce airport. According to a witness the aircraft was in level flight around 2000 to 3000 feet AGL when the aircraft rolled over and went into a vertical descent, impacting the terrain. The witness also heard an increase in the engine noise during the event.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/11/2018 10:55 LCL TIME N52TH, A HOME BUILT EXPERIMENTAL VK30 AIRCRAFT, WAS ENROUTE FROM LAS VEGAS, NV TO VAN NUYS, CA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. THERE WERE FOUR SOULS ON BOARD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN UNDER HIGH TENSION POWER LINES TWO MILES EAST OF AGUA DULCE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AROUND 2000 TO 3000 FEET AGL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AND WENT INTO A VERTICAL DESCENT, IMPACTING THE TERRAIN. THE WITNESS ALSO HEARD AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE NOISE DURING THE EVENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.