What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 26, 2004, approximately 1800 central standard time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, single-engine airplane, N43005, operated by a Private individual, was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control in flight while in the landing pattern at a Private grass airstrip, located approximately 3 miles north of Wrightsville, Arkansas. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries and his pilot-rated passenger was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from the Private airstrip at 1625.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 1800 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N43005, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT WHILE IN THE LANDING PATTERN AT A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTH OF WRIGHTSVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND HIS PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT 1625.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.