What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was reported missing by family members at approximately 12:42 am on June 26, 2023. With coordinates which included time stamps provided by the civil air patrol national radar analysis team, the sheriff’s department was able to locate the aircraft approximately ½ mile off the end of runway 10 in dense brush and planted pine trees at 4:56 am. The aircraft impacted in a nose down, left wing low attitude causing three significant craters created by the engines and the nose of the aircraft. The left propeller exhibited leading edge damage and blade twist along with significate polishing of the blade’s back. The right propeller did not exhibit any damage consistant with engine power. The left engine fuel selector was in the main tank position. The right engine fuel selector was found positioned between the aux tank and off and was not in a detent.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING BY FAMILY MEMBERS AT APPROXIMATELY 12:42 AM ON JUNE 26, 2023. WITH COORDINATES WHICH INCLUDED TIME STAMPS PROVIDED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NATIONAL RADAR ANALYSIS TEAM, THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY ½ MILE OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 10 IN DENSE BRUSH AND PLANTED PINE TREES AT 4:56 AM. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE CAUSING THREE SIGNIFICANT CRATERS CREATED BY THE ENGINES AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT PROPELLER EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE DAMAGE AND BLADE TWIST ALONG WITH SIGNIFICATE POLISHING OF THE BLADE’S BACK. THE RIGHT PROPELLER DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY DAMAGE CONSISTANT WITH ENGINE POWER. THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE MAIN TANK POSITION. THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED BETWEEN THE AUX TANK AND OFF AND WAS NOT IN A DETENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.