What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 27, 2011, about 0600 central daylight time, N97383, a Stinson 108, was destoryed upon impact near Dickens, Texas. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was mostly consumed by a post-impact fire. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private pilot under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 on a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from a private airfield at an undetermined time. The wreckage was found in a pasture by a local resident at about 1300 central daylight time. There are no known witnesses to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 27, 2011, ABOUT 0600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N97383, A STINSON 108, WAS DESTORYED UPON IMPACT NEAR DICKENS, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY A POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A PASTURE BY A LOCAL RESIDENT AT ABOUT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. THERE ARE NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO 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.