What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 11:40 am local time, June 7, 2024 near roche harbor, Washington, privacy data omitted a 1961 Beechcraft A45/T-34 mentor crashed under unknown circumstances into puget sound. The aircraft had departed mount vernon-skagit regional airport (bva), WA where the pilot had planned to return. The aircraft was seen on recorded video descending rapidly from a maneuver, with the engine still running. The aircraft then impacted the water and broke apart upon impact. The pilot was the sole occupant on the aircraft and was fatally injured when the aircraft impacted the water. The wreckage was recovered from the sound.
As the FAA filed it
AT 11:40 AM LOCAL TIME, JUNE 7, 2024 NEAR ROCHE HARBOR, WASHINGTON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A 1961 BEECHCRAFT A45/T-34 MENTOR CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO PUGET SOUND. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED MOUNT VERNON-SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT (BVA), WA WHERE THE PILOT HAD PLANNED TO RETURN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN ON RECORDED VIDEO DESCENDING RAPIDLY FROM A MANEUVER, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE WATER AND BROKE APART UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER. THE WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE SOUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.