What happened
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On March 21st 2026 privacy data omitted privacy data omitted took his aircraft out for touch and go's to stay up on his currency. The aircraft took off heading south with no issues and when next seen the aircraft was turning left at an extreme angle attempting to return to the airport CO4. The aircraft slightly leveled out prior to contacting the ground and collided with a berm located in a field on airport grounds. The aircraft impacted at a low speed low angle and nosed over after the collision with the berm. The aircraft's tail was sheared off and suffered compression damage along the nose and top of both wings. Additionally, the PIC suffered lacerations on the head and brain trauma leading to severe memory loss. During an interview with the pic's wife the PIC had stated to her that he "thinks he passed out" during the flight. His last basic medical was on 02/25/2026, but it is unknown if this loss of consciousness was a pre-existing condition or not. Due to the severity of head trauma it is unconfirmed if what the pic's remembers is actually true.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 21ST 2026 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK HIS AIRCRAFT OUT FOR TOUCH AND GO'S TO STAY UP ON HIS CURRENCY. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF HEADING SOUTH WITH NO ISSUES AND WHEN NEXT SEEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING LEFT AT AN EXTREME ANGLE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT CO4. THE AIRCRAFT SLIGHTLY LEVELED OUT PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE GROUND AND COLLIDED WITH A BERM LOCATED IN A FIELD ON AIRPORT GROUNDS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT A LOW SPEED LOW ANGLE AND NOSED OVER AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE BERM. THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL WAS SHEARED OFF AND SUFFERED COMPRESSION DAMAGE ALONG THE NOSE AND TOP OF BOTH WINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PIC SUFFERED LACERATIONS ON THE HEAD AND BRAIN TRAUMA LEADING TO SEVERE MEMORY LOSS. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PIC'S WIFE THE PIC HAD STATED TO HER THAT HE "THINKS HE PASSED OUT" DURING THE FLIGHT. HIS LAST BASIC MEDICAL WAS ON 02/25/2026, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS WAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OR NOT. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF HEAD TRAUMA IT IS UNCONFIRMED IF WHAT THE PIC'S REMEMBERS IS ACTUALLY TRUE.
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