What happened
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Aircraft was on approach to runway 16 at Ennis Municipal Airport (F41) Ennis, TX when the aircraft turned west of runway 16 for unknown reasons and impacted several small trees prior to impacting the ground approximately 400 yards west of F41. Aircraft came to rest on its belly facing southeast. A post crash fire consumed the cockpit/passenger area as well as the left outboard wing. Both engines were separated from the aircraft as a result of ground impact as evidenced by the ground marks. Crankcases on both engines were intact and no obvious evidence of engine failure. Aircraft appeared to have had fuel as both wing tip tanks were separated from the aircraft and had burned the area where they came to rest. The right wing auxillary tank was full and the left wing auxillary tank appeared to have had fuel as evidenced by the melted airframe in the surrounding left wing fuel tank area. Fuel select valves were found to have the main tanks selected on left and right side. Fuel lines were found to be unobstructed. Flight control continuity was established and all flight surfaces were accounted for at the scene. Flaps were in the retracted position. Landing gear appeared to be in the retracted position on impact as evidenced by the position of the main landing gear belcrank. Both propellers had slight curling on the last 4 to 6 inches of the blade tips. ADS-B flight information is unavailable due to FAA ADS-B collection server issues on the date of the event. Information from the PIC or passenger unavailable due to the severity of the injuries they received. This report will be amended when more information is obtained.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT ENNIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F41) ENNIS, TX WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED WEST OF RUNWAY 16 FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND IMPACTED SEVERAL SMALL TREES PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS WEST OF F41. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY FACING SOUTHEAST. A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE COCKPIT/PASSENGER AREA AS WELL AS THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING. BOTH ENGINES WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF GROUND IMPACT AS EVIDENCED BY THE GROUND MARKS. CRANKCASES ON BOTH ENGINES WERE INTACT AND NO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE HAD FUEL AS BOTH WING TIP TANKS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD BURNED THE AREA WHERE THEY CAME TO REST. THE RIGHT WING AUXILLARY TANK WAS FULL AND THE LEFT WING AUXILLARY TANK APPEARED TO HAVE HAD FUEL AS EVIDENCED BY THE MELTED AIRFRAME IN THE SURROUNDING LEFT WING FUEL TANK AREA. FUEL SELECT VALVES WERE FOUND TO HAVE THE MAIN TANKS SELECTED ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. FUEL LINES WERE FOUND TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED AND ALL FLIGHT SURFACES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AT THE SCENE. FLAPS WERE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. LANDING GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION ON IMPACT AS EVIDENCED BY THE POSITION OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BELCRANK. BOTH PROPELLERS HAD SLIGHT CURLING ON THE LAST 4 TO 6 INCHES OF THE BLADE TIPS. ADS-B FLIGHT INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO FAA ADS-B COLLECTION SERVER ISSUES ON THE DATE OF THE EVENT. INFORMATION FROM THE PIC OR PASSENGER UNAVAILABLE DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES THEY RECEIVED. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.
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