What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) History of flight: on June 13, 1997, at approximately 1400 CDT, an aerocommander, 200D, N898LF, operated by harold s. settle crashed on approach to little rock international airport (lit). The flight originated at north little rock airport (1M1), bound for lit. No flight plan was filed, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Substantial damage was done to the aircraft, upon landing in a bean field, approximately 2 miles northeast of the little rock airport. The pilot and passenger were not injured, the pilot was a certificated private pilot, with instrument privileges.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JUNE 13, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, AN AEROCOMMANDER, 200D, N898LF, OPERATED BY HAROLD S. SETTLE CRASHED ON APPROACH TO LITTLE ROCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LIT). THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT (1M1), BOUND FOR LIT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT, UPON LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE LITTLE ROCK AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, THE PILOT WAS A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, WITH INSTRUMENT PRIVILEGES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.