What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 24, 2018 around 1115 local time N94070 impacted terrain about one half mile north of Monmouth municipal airport (C66). According to two witnesses, the aircraft's engine did not sound normal and was sputtering and backfiring. The witnesses live about half a mile north of C66 and are familiar with aircraft engine sounds. The witnesses stated that the aircraft flew about 30 feet over their house heading westbound and made a steep banked turn to the south before impacting the ground in a wooded area on the back of their property. After the impact, the aircraft became consumed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 24, 2018 AROUND 1115 LOCAL TIME N94070 IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT ONE HALF MILE NORTH OF MONMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C66). ACCORDING TO TWO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE DID NOT SOUND NORMAL AND WAS SPUTTERING AND BACKFIRING. THE WITNESSES LIVE ABOUT HALF A MILE NORTH OF C66 AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUNDS. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW ABOUT 30 FEET OVER THEIR HOUSE HEADING WESTBOUND AND MADE A STEEP BANKED TURN TO THE SOUTH BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA ON THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY. AFTER THE IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME CONSUMED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.