What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to witnesses, the pilot was practicing an aerobatic routine. At the conclusion of the planned maneuvers, the pilot performed an additional maneuver and the airplane impacted terrain. Witnesses reported that the engine sounded normal before they heard the sound of impact. One witness, who was in a nearby hangar, reported seeing flying debris after he heard the sound of impact. A witness captured the accident sequence on a cellular phone video. According to a witness and the video, the airplane was seen climbing while conducting a maneuver consistent with a split-s. while inverted, the airplane entered a dive and continued toward the ground in a nose low attitude. The airplane started a bank to the right just before impacting terrain in a nose level, right-wing-low attitude. The engine is heard throughout the entire video up to the sound of impact.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING AN AEROBATIC ROUTINE. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PLANNED MANEUVERS, THE PILOT PERFORMED AN ADDITIONAL MANEUVER AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL BEFORE THEY HEARD THE SOUND OF IMPACT. ONE WITNESS, WHO WAS IN A NEARBY HANGAR, REPORTED SEEING FLYING DEBRIS AFTER HE HEARD THE SOUND OF IMPACT. A WITNESS CAPTURED THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE ON A CELLULAR PHONE VIDEO. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS AND THE VIDEO, THE AIRPLANE WAS SEEN CLIMBING WHILE CONDUCTING A MANEUVER CONSISTENT WITH A SPLIT-S. WHILE INVERTED, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A DIVE AND CONTINUED TOWARD THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE STARTED A BANK TO THE RIGHT JUST BEFORE IMPACTING TERRAIN IN A NOSE LEVEL, RIGHT-WING-LOW ATTITUDE. THE ENGINE IS HEARD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VIDEO UP TO THE SOUND OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.