What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 29, 2009, N31773, a chinook plus 2 ultralight aircraft had departed sears airport in Bridgeport, Texas. Witnesses stated that the aircraft was doing touch and go's. on the third touch and go, the aircraft had turned downwind and pitched down, crashing into a tree and then the ground. Both occupants sustained serious injuries, and the pilot, jim sears, had died several days later as a result of his injuries. No determination of the cause of this crash cound be determined, as the passenger on board the aircraft could not conclusively give any information to us in the determination. Wreckage of aircraft was totally destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 29, 2009, N31773, A CHINOOK PLUS 2 ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SEARS AIRPORT IN BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S. ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT HAD TURNED DOWNWIND AND PITCHED DOWN, CRASHING INTO A TREE AND THEN THE GROUND. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE PILOT, JIM SEARS, HAD DIED SEVERAL DAYS LATER AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES. NO DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THIS CRASH COUND BE DETERMINED, AS THE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CONCLUSIVELY GIVE ANY INFORMATION TO US IN THE DETERMINATION. WRECKAGE OF AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.