What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During cruise flight, the pilot flew to close to a thunderstorm and the aircraft broke apart inflight due to flying to close to an airmass near a thunderstorm cell. The aircraft pieces impacted the ground approximately in a four mile radius of the event location. No injuries to people or damage to property on the ground. The pilot was fatally injuried.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT FLEW TO CLOSE TO A THUNDERSTORM AND THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART INFLIGHT DUE TO FLYING TO CLOSE TO AN AIRMASS NEAR A THUNDERSTORM CELL. THE AIRCRAFT PIECES IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY IN A FOUR MILE RADIUS OF THE EVENT LOCATION. NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURIED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.