What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot was flying from pxe to eky, reported a rough running engine and was diverted to alx. The pilot reported the engine was back but requested to continue on to alx to land. The aircraft was descending for the airport and radio contact was lost at 1525 UTC. Mgm ATCT reported recieving a call from alexander city fire department confirming the aircraft accident while attempting to divert to alx, landed in a field, coming to rest inverted, approximately 7 miles north of alx.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS FLYING FROM PXE TO EKY, REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND WAS DIVERTED TO ALX. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WAS BACK BUT REQUESTED TO CONTINUE ON TO ALX TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING FOR THE AIRPORT AND RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST AT 1525 UTC. MGM ATCT REPORTED RECIEVING A CALL FROM ALEXANDER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DIVERT TO ALX, LANDED IN A FIELD, COMING TO REST INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF ALX.
NTSB investigation
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