What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 6, 2023 at approximately 1230 MDT, a Pool Fletcher M experimental exhibition aircraft, model Pool-Cessna lost power causing a high angle impact with the terraine. The aircraft contacted the trees causing it to rotate and land on its top. Right wing and elevator remained in trees. All contents of the cabin, flight controls, and gauges were destroyed. Propellor blades were not bent or twisted indicating the engine was not delivering power. No evidence that flight control cables were compromised prior to crash. There were four occupants on board with four fatalities. Weather at the time was visual meteorological condition.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 6, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MDT, A POOL FLETCHER M EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT, MODEL POOL-CESSNA LOST POWER CAUSING A HIGH ANGLE IMPACT WITH THE TERRAINE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES CAUSING IT TO ROTATE AND LAND ON ITS TOP. RIGHT WING AND ELEVATOR REMAINED IN TREES. ALL CONTENTS OF THE CABIN, FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND GAUGES WERE DESTROYED. PROPELLOR BLADES WERE NOT BENT OR TWISTED INDICATING THE ENGINE WAS NOT DELIVERING POWER. NO EVIDENCE THAT FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES WERE COMPROMISED PRIOR TO CRASH. THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS ON BOARD WITH FOUR FATALITIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.