What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 5, 2008 an extra flugzeugbau gmbh EA300/L, N12XT, departed north platte regional airport(lbf), north platte Nebraska at approximately 1345 UTC. The flight was operated VFR under 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan on file ATC. The pilot received weather briefing information from the cou fss at 1248 UTC. North platte regional airport METAR indicated instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) were present. The pilot indicated to cou fss that the intended destination of the flight was lewis university airport, chicago Illinois (lot). Nineteen minutes after takeoff, the aircraft impacted the ground in a field approximately thirteen miles north of Gothenburg Nebraska. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot (sole occupant), was fatally injured. The radar plot of the flight path provided by denver ARTCC, indicates that the aircraft exhibited extreme maneuvers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 5, 2008 AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA300/L, N12XT, DEPARTED NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT(LBF), NORTH PLATTE NEBRASKA AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 UTC. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED VFR UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE ATC. THE PILOT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING INFORMATION FROM THE COU FSS AT 1248 UTC. NORTH PLATTE REGIONAL AIRPORT METAR INDICATED INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WERE PRESENT. THE PILOT INDICATED TO COU FSS THAT THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS LEWIS UNIVERSITY AIRPORT, CHICAGO ILLINOIS (LOT). NINETEEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN MILES NORTH OF GOTHENBURG NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT), WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE RADAR PLOT OF THE FLIGHT PATH PROVIDED BY DENVER ARTCC, INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED EXTREME MANEUVERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.