What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 7, 2008, at 1146 CDT a Cessna CE-150M, N3266V, was transitioning from crosswind to downwind during a missed approached to runway 18 at Forrest City, Arkansas (fcy) when the aircraft crashed in a cotton field approximately 400 yards east of the runway. The private pilot received serious injuries and the passenger sustained fatal injuries and perished after arriving at a regional medical facility in memphis, Tennessee. The aircraft received substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight under 14 CFR 91 when the accident occured. The flight originated in walnut ridge, Arkansas (arg) at approximately 1030 CDT. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan WA filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 7, 2008, AT 1146 CDT A CESSNA CE-150M, N3266V, WAS TRANSITIONING FROM CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND DURING A MISSED APPROACHED TO RUNWAY 18 AT FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS (FCY) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A COTTON FIELD APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND PERISHED AFTER ARRIVING AT A REGIONAL MEDICAL FACILITY IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS (ARG) AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CDT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WA FILED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.