What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Airman was intending to drop a care package at a remote location. Made two passes over the drop location. On the third pass, a drop was made. Preoccupation with trying to push the door open and dropping the package, while maneuvering, caused a loss of control, resulting in a stall. Airman was unable to regain complete control, and the aircraft contacted brush/trees and then the ground. The aircraft flipped over after contacting the ground, and slid backward in the direction of flight causing substantial damage to the entire enpennage. The pilot was uninjured. This accident was witnessed from the ground by the airman's "privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
AIRMAN WAS INTENDING TO DROP A CARE PACKAGE AT A REMOTE LOCATION. MADE TWO PASSES OVER THE DROP LOCATION. ON THE THIRD PASS, A DROP WAS MADE. PREOCCUPATION WITH TRYING TO PUSH THE DOOR OPEN AND DROPPING THE PACKAGE, WHILE MANEUVERING, CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A STALL. AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN COMPLETE CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED BRUSH/TREES AND THEN THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND, AND SLID BACKWARD IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE ENPENNAGE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED FROM THE GROUND BY THE AIRMAN'S "^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.