What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the day prior to the accident, witnesses reported that during high speed taxi test at frontier airpark [WN53], the aircraft engine sound was not normal and puffs of black smoke emitted from the engine exhaust. On the day of the accident, witnesses report that the airplane was seen about 4 miles wnw of WN53, flying unusually low, making a series of left and right turns, and the engine sound was not normal. Witnesses also reported that the airplane banked sharply as if out-of-control, and entered a nose dive prior to impacting into a field.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WITNESSES REPORTED THAT DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST AT FRONTIER AIRPARK [WN53], THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SOUND WAS NOT NORMAL AND PUFFS OF BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN ABOUT 4 MILES WNW OF WN53, FLYING UNUSUALLY LOW, MAKING A SERIES OF LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, AND THE ENGINE SOUND WAS NOT NORMAL. WITNESSES ALSO REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE BANKED SHARPLY AS IF OUT-OF-CONTROL, AND ENTERED A NOSE DIVE PRIOR TO IMPACTING INTO A FIELD.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.