What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft impacted ground for unkn reason. (-23) on November 3rd, 1998 at 1355 local, a wag-aero homebuilt, N285BB, operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it struck the ground fatally injuring the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from cavalier airport, north dakot at approximately 1330 local. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT IMPACTED GROUND FOR UNKN REASON. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 1998 AT 1355 LOCAL, A WAG-AERO HOMEBUILT, N285BB, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CAVALIER AIRPORT, NORTH DAKOT AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.