What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
According to the weather reports at the time of the accident, there was a microburst producing weather in the area and amarillo ATCT observed microburst in the area. Investigation at the accident site revealed that the aircraft impacted the ground at a very high, vertical rate of descent, indicating that the aircraft possibly encountered microburst activity.
As the FAA filed it
ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A MICROBURST PRODUCING WEATHER IN THE AREA AND AMARILLO ATCT OBSERVED MICROBURST IN THE AREA. INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A VERY HIGH, VERTICAL RATE OF DESCENT, INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED MICROBURST ACTIVITY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.