What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On December 6, 2000, approx. 1230 CST, a team tango 2 amateur-built airplane, N6204D, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Dry Creek, LA. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The private pilot, sole occupant, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the aprt 91 personal flight. The cross country flight originated from georgetown, Texas at 1135, and was destined for gainesville, FL. The pilot was non-instrument rated and not qualified to handle the weather conditions on the day of the accident. According to the pilots friends, the pilot was flying the composite airplane to the team tango builders center, located in gainesville. The airplane was certified airworthy by the FAA on October 13, 2000. The pilot obtained a weather briefing for the flight and indicated that he planned to fly at 9,500 feet. The FAA iic who responded to the accident site, stated that the airplane impacted a Creek bank in a heavily wooded area. The iic noted that none of the trees in the accident area appeared to have impact damage. The airplane's cockpit was partially submerged in the Creek, and the engine and propeller remained buried in the Creek bank. The airplane was shatteredand its wreckage encompassed a 50 foot radius. Suspected weather was the cause of the accident, but could not be proven.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DECEMBER 6, 2000, APPROX. 1230 CST, A TEAM TANGO 2 AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE, N6204D, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR DRY CREEK, LA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE APRT 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GEORGETOWN, TEXAS AT 1135, AND WAS DESTINED FOR GAINESVILLE, FL. THE PILOT WAS NON-INSTRUMENT RATED AND NOT QUALIFIED TO HANDLE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS FRIENDS, THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE COMPOSITE AIRPLANE TO THE TEAM TANGO BUILDERS CENTER, LOCATED IN GAINESVILLE. THE AIRPLANE WAS CERTIFIED AIRWORTHY BY THE FAA ON OCTOBER 13, 2000. THE PILOT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR THE FLIGHT AND INDICATED THAT HE PLANNED TO FLY AT 9,500 FEET. THE FAA IIC WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A CREEK BANK IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. THE IIC NOTED THAT NONE OF THE TREES IN THE ACCIDENT AREA APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACT DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE'S COCKPIT WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE CREEK, AND THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER REMAINED BURIED IN THE CREEK BANK. THE AIRPLANE WAS SHATTEREDAND ITS WRECKAGE ENCOMPASSED A 50 FOOT RADIUS. SUSPECTED WEATHER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT COULD NOT BE PROVEN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.