Fatal crash information sought
Hello. I have a question that involves the plane crash of a friend 35 years ago in Butler, Tennessee. Here is a transcript from FAA of the crash:
"3 KILLED BUTLER TN 1975-12-25, AIRFRAME FAILURE-IN FLIGHT; PILOT INDUCED; MTN RIDGE IN AREA OF ACDNT APRX 5700FT MSL.WINGS,TAIL SECTION SEPARATED PRIOR TO IMPACT."
Can someone provide a scenario/insight of what "AIRFRAME FAILURE-IN FLIGHT" means? Also, the relevance of "MSL.WINGS,TAIL SECTION SEPARATED PRIOR TO IMPACT."
The pilot was approaching an airport in the eastern Tennessee mountains and crashed.
Thanks for any insight you can provide.