What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 23, at 1637 local central standard time, Cessna aircraft, model A150K, N8301M, owned by privacy data omitted and privacy data omitted crashed following loss of control while maneuvering from crosswind onto the downwind segment of the traffic pattern at Mesquite airport (khqz), Mesquite, Texas. VMC flight conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed. The pic/instructor sustained fatal injury and the student was seriously injured. There was no post crash fire. The pilot held an airline transport pilot and flight instructor certificates. The flight originated at khqz, on 11/23/2007, at approximately 1635.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 23, AT 1637 LOCAL CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, CESSNA AIRCRAFT, MODEL A150K, N8301M, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING FROM CROSSWIND ONTO THE DOWNWIND SEGMENT OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT MESQUITE AIRPORT (KHQZ), MESQUITE, TEXAS. VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PIC/INSTRUCTOR SUSTAINED FATAL INJURY AND THE STUDENT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT HELD AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KHQZ, ON 11/23/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1635.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.