What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 4/4/03 at approximately 13:00, a 1946 Ercoupe 415C, N93815 operated by jeff rodney krantz, lost power shortly after takeoff on a VFR flight from Ranger airport, F23, Ranger Texas. The aircraft hit a telephone service box, causing the left wing to separate. The pilot left the scene and did not return calls to the FAA office. On April 17, 2003 two inspectors from the afw FSDO traveled to Ranger Texas and with the assistance of local law enforcement personnel, located Mr. Jeff krantz. An audit of Mr. Krant's logbooks revealed the aircraft had not had an annual inspection since 6/17/1992 and he had not logged any flight time since 2/27/1994.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/4/03 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00, A 1946 ERCOUPE 415C, N93815 OPERATED BY JEFF RODNEY KRANTZ, LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM RANGER AIRPORT, F23, RANGER TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TELEPHONE SERVICE BOX, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO SEPARATE. THE PILOT LEFT THE SCENE AND DID NOT RETURN CALLS TO THE FAA OFFICE. ON APRIL 17, 2003 TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE AFW FSDO TRAVELED TO RANGER TEXAS AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, LOCATED MR. JEFF KRANTZ. AN AUDIT OF MR. KRANT'S LOGBOOKS REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION SINCE 6/17/1992 AND HE HAD NOT LOGGED ANY FLIGHT TIME SINCE 2/27/1994.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.