What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 18, 2008, at approximately 12:40 local time, a Piper PA-46, registration N169CA piloted by privacy data omitted departed waco, Texas airport enroute to San Antonio, Texas airport. During the enroute to San Antonio airport, sat ATCT vectored flight path to ILS 30L three times, as PIC failed to engage with localizer, and on the last attempt PIC lost control of aircraft and crashed approx. 13 miles south east of San Antonio, Texas. The aircraft impacted the ground and struck a privately owned galvanized building, and then was destroyed following a post crash fire. Weather conditions prevailed with rain and fog. PIC received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 18, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:40 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-46, REGISTRATION N169CA PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WACO, TEXAS AIRPORT ENROUTE TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AIRPORT. DURING THE ENROUTE TO SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT, SAT ATCT VECTORED FLIGHT PATH TO ILS 30L THREE TIMES, AS PIC FAILED TO ENGAGE WITH LOCALIZER, AND ON THE LAST ATTEMPT PIC LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED APPROX. 13 MILES SOUTH EAST OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND STRUCK A PRIVATELY OWNED GALVANIZED BUILDING, AND THEN WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A POST CRASH FIRE. WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED WITH RAIN AND FOG. PIC RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.