What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 23, 1996, at approximately 2120 central daylight time (CDT), a chester glassair rg, aircraft, N127E, was destroyed four miles east of Lafayette Regional Airport, Lafayette, Louisiana. The pilot and his five-year-old daughter were both fatally injured. The aircraft wreckage was found on July 26, 1996, at approximately 1215 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan had not been filed. The flight originated at new brunsfels, Texas, at 1849 CDT. The last radio contact was with houston air route traffic control center (ARTCC), approximately 40 miles northwest of Lafayette, Louisiana. Radio contact with houston ARTCC was lost and the transponder squawk stopped. Radio communications were never established with Lafayette approach control or Lafayette tower. The last primary radar return was approximately five miles northwest of Lafayette Regional Airport. Blood samples from the five-year-old girl (the passenger) indicated a carboxyl hemoglobin of 18%. Tissue from the pilot was forwarded to the civil aeromedical institute located in Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, for evaluation. The field investigation indicated that the engine was operating at impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 23, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 2120 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CHESTER GLASSAIR RG, AIRCRAFT, N127E, WAS DESTROYED FOUR MILES EAST OF LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT, LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. THE PILOT AND HIS FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON JULY 26, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NEW BRUNSFELS, TEXAS, AT 1849 CDT. THE LAST RADIO CONTACT WAS WITH HOUSTON AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC), APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. RADIO CONTACT WITH HOUSTON ARTCC WAS LOST AND THE TRANSPONDER SQUAWK STOPPED. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WERE NEVER ESTABLISHED WITH LAFAYETTE APPROACH CONTROL OR LAFAYETTE TOWER. THE LAST PRIMARY RADAR RETURN WAS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT. BLOOD SAMPLES FROM THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL (THE PASSENGER) INDICATED A CARBOXYL HEMOGLOBIN OF 18%. TISSUE FROM THE PILOT WAS FORWARDED TO THE CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, FOR EVALUATION. THE FIELD INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT 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.