What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 6, 2009, at approximately 1030 central standard time (UTC + 6), N538CJ, a Zenith aircraft company, experiential zodiac experienced an in flight breakup and crashed approximately 7 miles from cherokee village, Arkansas (ar). The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft had departed from sharp county regional airport, ash flat, (cvk) at approximately 0915 CST on a 14 CFR part 91 pleasure flight and the exact time of the crash is unknown. A farmer checking on his cattle found the wreckage at 1230 CST in Agnos, AR and called the local police. The aircraft was not receiving air traffic services at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 6, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (UTC + 6), N538CJ, A ZENITH AIRCRAFT COMPANY, EXPERIENTIAL ZODIAC EXPERIENCED AN IN FLIGHT BREAKUP AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM CHEROKEE VILLAGE, ARKANSAS (AR). THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FROM SHARP COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, ASH FLAT, (CVK) AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 CST ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT AND THE EXACT TIME OF THE CRASH IS UNKNOWN. A FARMER CHECKING ON HIS CATTLE FOUND THE WRECKAGE AT 1230 CST IN AGNOS, AR AND CALLED THE LOCAL POLICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECEIVING AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.