What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj. (-23) on August 20, 1998, at approximately 1:00 pm CDT, a Cessna 150F, N7738F, registered to rodney l. garrison, was substantially damaged after the aircraft impacted the ground fatally injuring the pilot, and seriously injuring a passenger. The flight had originated from a private airstrip (near garrison residential property) located approximately 2 miles north of the town of ashdown, little river county, Arkansas. The flight terminated at 585 main street, Wilton, Arkansas in the yard of a residence located approximately 1 mile northwest of the point of origination. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The investigation and report are closed.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) ON AUGUST 20, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM CDT, A CESSNA 150F, N7738F, REGISTERED TO RODNEY L. GARRISON, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT, AND SERIOUSLY INJURING A PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (NEAR GARRISON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE TOWN OF ASHDOWN, LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS. THE FLIGHT TERMINATED AT 585 MAIN STREET, WILTON, ARKANSAS IN THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE POINT OF ORIGINATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.