What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed grayson county airport, Texas (gyi) on a VFR flight to new braunfels Texas (baz). Pilot opened his flight plan and proceeded uneventful until he was unable to tune his navigation equipment. He then lost his orientation and became off course approximately 78 miles. His fuel state became critically low, unable to find a suitable airport due to his loss of orientation he initiated a precautionary landing to an unprepared field. He landed without flaps and excessive speed, he proceeded to strike a ditch and proceed over a road. Aircraft impacted a barbed wire fence and large post. Major structural damage resulted with minor injuries to pilot and passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED GRAYSON COUNTY AIRPORT, TEXAS (GYI) ON A VFR FLIGHT TO NEW BRAUNFELS TEXAS (BAZ). PILOT OPENED HIS FLIGHT PLAN AND PROCEEDED UNEVENTFUL UNTIL HE WAS UNABLE TO TUNE HIS NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT. HE THEN LOST HIS ORIENTATION AND BECAME OFF COURSE APPROXIMATELY 78 MILES. HIS FUEL STATE BECAME CRITICALLY LOW, UNABLE TO FIND A SUITABLE AIRPORT DUE TO HIS LOSS OF ORIENTATION HE INITIATED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO AN UNPREPARED FIELD. HE LANDED WITHOUT FLAPS AND EXCESSIVE SPEED, HE PROCEEDED TO STRIKE A DITCH AND PROCEED OVER A ROAD. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND LARGE POST. MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE RESULTED WITH MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.