What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 1, 2012, at 1100 mt, a grob 103, N5489X registered to El Paso soaring society, was substantially damaged during a winch launch at horizon airport El Paso, TX. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot died that evening at the hospital.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2012, AT 1100 MT, A GROB 103, N5489X REGISTERED TO EL PASO SOARING SOCIETY, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A WINCH LAUNCH AT HORIZON AIRPORT EL PASO, TX. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.THE PILOT DIED THAT EVENING AT THE HOSPITAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.