What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was on return to airport leg of flight and manuvered aircraft to a lower altitude of flight over a river. Shortly after manuvering the aircraft to a lower altitude of approximitly 30 feet AGL, the pilot struck a cable assembly strung across the river. Resulted in aircraft bifurcation, decent into river, and pilot fatality. Pilot and current aircraft records were not availble due to being lost as a result of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS ON RETURN TO AIRPORT LEG OF FLIGHT AND MANUVERED AIRCRAFT TO A LOWER ALTITUDE OF FLIGHT OVER A RIVER. SHORTLY AFTER MANUVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO A LOWER ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMITLY 30 FEET AGL, THE PILOT STRUCK A CABLE ASSEMBLY STRUNG ACROSS THE RIVER. RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT BIFURCATION, DECENT INTO RIVER, AND PILOT FATALITY. PILOT AND CURRENT AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE NOT AVAILBLE DUE TO BEING LOST AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.