What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft crashed nose first into agriculture field north of 4WA0 b&g farms runway, on September 23, 2026, about 1711 pacific daylight time, one fatal flight crew, one sole onboard. A witness described the airplane in a nose-down, left-wing-down attitude immediately before impact.
The ground-impact marks were consistent with a nose-down, left-wing-down impact attitude. The approximate impact path was oriented on a 300° true heading. No obstacles were identified before the principal ground impact. The airplane came to rest inverted on an approximate magnetic heading of 070°.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO AGRICULTURE FIELD NORTH OF 4WA0 B&G FARMS RUNWAY, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2026, ABOUT 1711 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, ONE FATAL FLIGHT CREW, ONE SOLE ONBOARD. A WITNESS DESCRIBED THE AIRPLANE IN A NOSE-DOWN, LEFT-WING-DOWN ATTITUDE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IMPACT.
THE GROUND-IMPACT MARKS WERE CONSISTENT WITH A NOSE-DOWN, LEFT-WING-DOWN IMPACT ATTITUDE. THE APPROXIMATE IMPACT PATH WAS ORIENTED ON A 300° TRUE HEADING. NO OBSTACLES WERE IDENTIFIED BEFORE THE PRINCIPAL GROUND IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED ON AN APPROXIMATE MAGNETIC HEADING OF 070°.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.