What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Student pilot was on her 6th solo flight, 45 hours total flight time. At approximately 1450 local time she departed bxk southbound enroute to a practice area. ATC radar depicts the aircraft at cruise flight 4400 foot MSL and 140 knots. For unknown reasons the aircraft began a descent with increasing speed. A us airforce F-16 crossed in front of N1563A at 360 knots at approximately 400 foot above and .15 distance. The accident aircraft continued to descend and impacted the ground right wing first in a 90 degree bank approximately 45 degree nose low heading 150 degrees magnetic. No transmissions were received from the aircraft and there was no fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER 6TH SOLO FLIGHT, 45 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME. AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 LOCAL TIME SHE DEPARTED BXK SOUTHBOUND ENROUTE TO A PRACTICE AREA. ATC RADAR DEPICTS THE AIRCRAFT AT CRUISE FLIGHT 4400 FOOT MSL AND 140 KNOTS. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT WITH INCREASING SPEED. A US AIRFORCE F-16 CROSSED IN FRONT OF N1563A AT 360 KNOTS AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FOOT ABOVE AND .15 DISTANCE. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT WING FIRST IN A 90 DEGREE BANK APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW HEADING 150 DEGREES MAGNETIC. NO TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WAS NO FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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