What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Eyewitness accounts: aircraft was observed leaving La Porte Airport and making a left turn back toward the airport. The aircraft was estimated to be at 300 feet above ground level when the witness heard the aircraft engine go to idle and then to full RPM. The next event was the aircraft crashing in a nose down attitude. The second witness stated the same scenario but observed the aircraft flying low over the trees before impact. The third witness observed the aircraft strike the ground nose first.
As the FAA filed it
EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS: AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED LEAVING LA PORTE AIRPORT AND MAKING A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHEN THE WITNESS HEARD THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE GO TO IDLE AND THEN TO FULL RPM. THE NEXT EVENT WAS THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE SECOND WITNESS STATED THE SAME SCENARIO BUT OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLYING LOW OVER THE TREES BEFORE IMPACT. THE THIRD WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE GROUND NOSE FIRST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N3135J · 1
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