What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
*At approximatley 1730 on the 1st of September, the FAA received a call from tipton county sheriff, informing that a small aircraft crashed with one person on board east of the Covington airport, Covington, TN.
*The FAA arrived on scene, at 1810. The aircraft was an experimental amateur built, a Jetez N815EY. The aircraft's PIC was Lance hooley.
*The following day the NTSB arrived at the scene.
*Interviewed several witnesses. In the witness statements, they stated that the aircraft took off from the north, turned right to come across the runway.
*The aircraft began to climb, the witness noticed the left wing started to flutter, and the wing began to come apart. The aircraft pitched up and then rolled 90 degrees to the left. The right wing then began to come apart as well. The aircraft then pitched down, and landed upside down, and a post crash fire consumed the aircraft.
*The aircraft was certificated in June 2014. The original builder was Lance hooley, the owner/operator also designed that aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
*AT APPROXIMATLEY 1730 ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER, THE FAA RECEIVED A CALL FROM TIPTON COUNTY SHERIFF, INFORMING THAT A SMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD EAST OF THE COVINGTON AIRPORT, COVINGTON, TN.
*THE FAA ARRIVED ON SCENE, AT 1810. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, A JETEZ N815EY. THE AIRCRAFT'S PIC WAS LANCE HOOLEY.
*THE FOLLOWING DAY THE NTSB ARRIVED AT THE SCENE.
*INTERVIEWED SEVERAL WITNESSES. IN THE WITNESS STATEMENTS, THEY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM THE NORTH, TURNED RIGHT TO COME ACROSS THE RUNWAY.
*THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CLIMB, THE WITNESS NOTICED THE LEFT WING STARTED TO FLUTTER, AND THE WING BEGAN TO COME APART. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND THEN ROLLED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING THEN BEGAN TO COME APART AS WELL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED DOWN, AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, AND A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT.
*THE AIRCRAFT WAS CERTIFICATED IN JUNE 2014. THE ORIGINAL BUILDER WAS LANCE HOOLEY, THE OWNER/OPERATOR ALSO DESIGNED THAT AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.