What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Weather consisted of a band of thunder heads where aircraft was lost from radar. Flight aware flight tracking indicated the flight had just penetrated a heavy area of precipitation. Aircraft parts separated in flight. 95% of aircraft part recovered over an approximate 1-2 mile north western path.
Aircraft lost in flight all primary flight controls, left and right out board wing sections and left engine assembly. Aircraft was witnessed and video to fall from sky in a flat spin and on fire, ground indication supported witness video, also noted aircraft was inverted when contacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
WEATHER CONSISTED OF A BAND OF THUNDER HEADS WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST FROM RADAR. FLIGHT AWARE FLIGHT TRACKING INDICATED THE FLIGHT HAD JUST PENETRATED A HEAVY AREA OF PRECIPITATION. AIRCRAFT PARTS SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. 95% OF AIRCRAFT PART RECOVERED OVER AN APPROXIMATE 1-2 MILE NORTH WESTERN PATH.
AIRCRAFT LOST IN FLIGHT ALL PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS, LEFT AND RIGHT OUT BOARD WING SECTIONS AND LEFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED AND VIDEO TO FALL FROM SKY IN A FLAT SPIN AND ON FIRE, GROUND INDICATION SUPPORTED WITNESS VIDEO, ALSO NOTED AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED WHEN CONTACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.