What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft crashed 4.5 miles north of the llano VOR. The sole occupant of the aircraft died in the crash. The aircraft came apart in flight. Debris from the crash was from southeast to northwest on an approximate heading of 320 degrees. The scatter area was 900 feet in length and approximately 300 feet in width. Initial indications are the left wing separated striking the tail and breaking it off. The impact area and burn area was approximately 15 feet wide and 120 feet long indicating impact was at a very steep angle. Weather at the time as reported by the dps trooper on the scene were obscured with light rain. Witnesses only heard the crash. The pilot was a private pilot, no instrument rating. He obtained a briefing from san angelo.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 4.5 MILES NORTH OF THE LLANO VOR. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT DIED IN THE CRASH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME APART IN FLIGHT. DEBRIS FROM THE CRASH WAS FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 320 DEGREES. THE SCATTER AREA WAS 900 FEET IN LENGTH AND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET IN WIDTH. INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THE LEFT WING SEPARATED STRIKING THE TAIL AND BREAKING IT OFF. THE IMPACT AREA AND BURN AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET WIDE AND 120 FEET LONG INDICATING IMPACT WAS AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE. WEATHER AT THE TIME AS REPORTED BY THE DPS TROOPER ON THE SCENE WERE OBSCURED WITH LIGHT RAIN. WITNESSES ONLY HEARD THE CRASH. THE PILOT WAS A PRIVATE PILOT, NO INSTRUMENT RATING. HE OBTAINED A BRIEFING FROM SAN ANGELO.
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