What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 31, 2020 at 1757 pacific daylight time, an experimental cub crafters cck-, N303KP, was recorder on cellphone video flying low and slow over a residential area. The aircraft flew in a left hand circle over a house for a planned birthday flyover. As the aircraft completed 360 degrees of a circling left turn, the nose pitched up, followed by a left roll and a vertical dive towards the ground. The pilot died at the scene and a 12 year old passenger in the rear seat suffered serious injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 31, 2020 AT 1757 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL CUB CRAFTERS CCK-, N303KP, WAS RECORDER ON CELLPHONE VIDEO FLYING LOW AND SLOW OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW IN A LEFT HAND CIRCLE OVER A HOUSE FOR A PLANNED BIRTHDAY FLYOVER. AS THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED 360 DEGREES OF A CIRCLING LEFT TURN, THE NOSE PITCHED UP, FOLLOWED BY A LEFT ROLL AND A VERTICAL DIVE TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE PILOT DIED AT THE SCENE AND A 12 YEAR OLD PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.