What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departing hillsboro, Texas on an IFR flight plan for Austin Bergstrom airport, Austin, Texas. The aircraft was being vectored for an instrument approach for runway 17 left when it went off the radar and crashed into a wooded area in north Austin. The aircraft struck the ground at a very steep angle and in a right wing down attitude. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot who was the only occupant of the aircraft perished in the crash. The weather at Bergstrom airport was 600 broken, 1200 overcast. There were no distress calls received by the controller. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating. He held a current third class medical.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING HILLSBORO, TEXAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR AUSTIN BERGSTROM AIRPORT, AUSTIN, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING VECTORED FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 17 LEFT WHEN IT WENT OFF THE RADAR AND CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA IN NORTH AUSTIN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE AND IN A RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT PERISHED IN THE CRASH. THE WEATHER AT BERGSTROM AIRPORT WAS 600 BROKEN, 1200 OVERCAST. THERE WERE NO DISTRESS CALLS RECEIVED BY THE CONTROLLER. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING. HE HELD A CURRENT THIRD CLASS MEDICAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.