What happened
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privacy data omitted Departed General Dewitt Spain Airport (M01) at 0732 CDT. The pilot was a 62 year old male with more than 8675 total flight hours and no passengers. Total time on the aircraft is approximately. 1600HRS with less than 50 on the overhauled engine.
At approximately 0800 the pilot reported having chest pain to ATC and requested a direct heading to General Dewitt Spain Airport. The flight path shows several deviations from straight and level flight in the General direction of General Dewitt Spain Airport.
After several minutes ATC asked the pilot if he needed assistance and offered to give heading to Memphis international where aid could be given. The pilot accepted and turned right toward mem.
The direction of flight at impact was sse. The aircraft struck the ground at a steep angle as established by the condensed debris field. The main wreckage was found 85? From the first ground strike, inverted, facing opposite to the direction of flight. The impact separated the engine from the firewall but remained with the aircraft connected to cables and hoses. The cockpit floor was crushed up and aft causing the passenger compartment to accordion into the empennage. The debris field was approximately 85 feet long with small items scattered in the direction of flight and ending at the inverted aircraft. There was no post crash fire or evidence of the wing fuel tanks being breached. After erecting the aircraft, the tanks were found to be nearly full of fuel.
All control surfaces were verified as operational.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT (M01) AT 0732 CDT. THE PILOT WAS A 62 YEAR OLD MALE WITH MORE THAN 8675 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS AND NO PASSENGERS. TOTAL TIME ON THE AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY. 1600HRS WITH LESS THAN 50 ON THE OVERHAULED ENGINE.
AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 THE PILOT REPORTED HAVING CHEST PAIN TO ATC AND REQUESTED A DIRECT HEADING TO GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT PATH SHOWS SEVERAL DEVIATIONS FROM STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF GENERAL DEWITT SPAIN AIRPORT.
AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES ATC ASKED THE PILOT IF HE NEEDED ASSISTANCE AND OFFERED TO GIVE HEADING TO MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL WHERE AID COULD BE GIVEN. THE PILOT ACCEPTED AND TURNED RIGHT TOWARD MEM.
THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AT IMPACT WAS SSE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE CONDENSED DEBRIS FIELD. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS FOUND 85? FROM THE FIRST GROUND STRIKE, INVERTED, FACING OPPOSITE TO THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE IMPACT SEPARATED THE ENGINE FROM THE FIREWALL BUT REMAINED WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONNECTED TO CABLES AND HOSES. THE COCKPIT FLOOR WAS CRUSHED UP AND AFT CAUSING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO ACCORDION INTO THE EMPENNAGE. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS APPROXIMATELY 85 FEET LONG WITH SMALL ITEMS SCATTERED IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AND ENDING AT THE INVERTED AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE OR EVIDENCE OF THE WING FUEL TANKS BEING BREACHED. AFTER ERECTING THE AIRCRAFT, THE TANKS WERE FOUND TO BE NEARLY FULL OF FUEL.
ALL CONTROL SURFACES WERE VERIFIED AS OPERATIONAL.
NTSB investigation
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