What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 21, 2014, at approximately 1520 central daylight time, a Grumman AA-5B tiger, N25878, departed bourland field in cresson Texas and proceeded north with the intention of returning to bourland field. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot heard a loud bang and started losing altitude. The pilot elected to land in the infield of trinity meadows race track, in Willow Park Texas. The aircraft sustained substantial damage after landing rollout into a drainage ditch, but the pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 21, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AA-5B TIGER, N25878, DEPARTED BOURLAND FIELD IN CRESSON TEXAS AND PROCEEDED NORTH WITH THE INTENTION OF RETURNING TO BOURLAND FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE INFIELD OF TRINITY MEADOWS RACE TRACK, IN WILLOW PARK TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH, BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N28578 · 2
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