What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 15, 2000, at 1515 CST, a Cessna 185F single engine airplane, N6232E, was destroyed after impacting a wire and the ground while on approach to land on Louisiana state highway 127 north approx. 7 miles north of Jena, LA. The airplane was consumed by a post-impact fire. The commercialrated pilot (sole occupant) to whom the airplane was registered to and operated by, sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the code 14 of federal regulations PART91 personal flight. The flight originated approx. at 1415 from the pilot's private airstrip in oak grove, LA.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2000, AT 1515 CST, A CESSNA 185F SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N6232E, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING A WIRE AND THE GROUND WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND ON LOUISIANA STATE HIGHWAY 127 NORTH APPROX. 7 MILES NORTH OF JENA, LA. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY A POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE COMMERCIALRATED PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) TO WHOM THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CODE 14 OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED APPROX. AT 1415 FROM THE PILOT'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN OAK GROVE, LA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.