What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed (fye) fayette county airport enroute to stated destination of borger, TX. (Bgd). Aircraft departed VFR with no flight plan filed. Aircraft encountered IMC weather conditions in the vicinity of the crash site. No radio contact was made nor was an IFR flight plan filed to modify the flight path. Radar track from tulsa, OK. TRACON indicated the start of a tightening downward spiral from 8500 ft. to 8100 ft. at which time contact was lost. Aircraft descended out of overcast (1100 ft reported, light rain) at a high rate of speed and angle of descent. Aircraft impacted ground at an angle of 80-85 deg.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED (FYE) FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT ENROUTE TO STATED DESTINATION OF BORGER, TX. (BGD). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE. NO RADIO CONTACT WAS MADE NOR WAS AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED TO MODIFY THE FLIGHT PATH. RADAR TRACK FROM TULSA, OK. TRACON INDICATED THE START OF A TIGHTENING DOWNWARD SPIRAL FROM 8500 FT. TO 8100 FT. AT WHICH TIME CONTACT WAS LOST. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED OUT OF OVERCAST (1100 FT REPORTED, LIGHT RAIN) AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND ANGLE OF DESCENT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AT AN ANGLE OF 80-85 DEG.
NTSB investigation
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