What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed in visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with two pilots on board. The weather reporting station 5 miles south of the accident site reported instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The flight diverted from the original destination to an airfield with a published instrument approach. The aircraft descended below instrument approach minima with a right roll and nose low attitude, impacting the ground at a high angle and high velocity. Impact area was a mature corn field with upsloping terrain. The damaged corn at the impact area indicated a 20° nose low, 25° right roll attitude. The debris path was on a heading of 240°, approximately 154FT long and 23FT at the widest point. The main wreckage came to rest at a heading of 330°.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) WITH TWO PILOTS ON BOARD. THE WEATHER REPORTING STATION 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). THE FLIGHT DIVERTED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION TO AN AIRFIELD WITH A PUBLISHED INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW INSTRUMENT APPROACH MINIMA WITH A RIGHT ROLL AND NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE AND HIGH VELOCITY. IMPACT AREA WAS A MATURE CORN FIELD WITH UPSLOPING TERRAIN. THE DAMAGED CORN AT THE IMPACT AREA INDICATED A 20° NOSE LOW, 25° RIGHT ROLL ATTITUDE. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS ON A HEADING OF 240°, APPROXIMATELY 154FT LONG AND 23FT AT THE WIDEST POINT. THE MAIN WRECKAGE CAME TO REST AT A HEADING OF 330°.
NTSB investigation
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