What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On April 4, 2002, approximately 1610 central standard time, a north American T-28B airplane, N13RW, registered to power play incorporated of palm beach, Florida, and operated by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Uvalde, Texas. The airline transport pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from the Garner Field Airport, Uvalde, Texas, at 1600. Witnesses observed the airplane in inverted flight at about 800 feet AGL prior to impact. A post impact fire destroyed the airframe. (-23) on April 4, 2002, aircraft N13RWM a north American T-28B, s/n 138246, was involved in an accident approximately two miles north of the Uvalde aiport. The aircraft had just departed the airport when several witnesses stated, they observed the aircraft go into an inverted position before impacting the ground and exploding. The pilot sole occupant, was fatally injured as a result of the impact and post accident fire. The aircraft was destroyed . A copy of this report was sent to spm.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 4, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1610 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN T-28B AIRPLANE, N13RW, REGISTERED TO POWER PLAY INCORPORATED OF PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR UVALDE, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE GARNER FIELD AIRPORT, UVALDE, TEXAS, AT 1600. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN INVERTED FLIGHT AT ABOUT 800 FEET AGL PRIOR TO IMPACT. A POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRFRAME. (-23) ON APRIL 4, 2002, AIRCRAFT N13RWM A NORTH AMERICAN T-28B, S/N 138246, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES NORTH OF THE UVALDE AIPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED THE AIRPORT WHEN SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED, THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT GO INTO AN INVERTED POSITION BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND EXPLODING. THE PILOT SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED . A COPY OF THIS REPORT WAS SENT TO SPM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.