What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 27, 2014, at 1535 CDT, a 1974 Bellanca BL-17-30A aircraft bearing registration number N9759E, registered to a private owner, struck trees while executing an emergency landing and impacted a dry riverbed embankment 1.38 nautical miles northeast of Avenger Field (ksww), in Sweetwater, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on an IFR flight. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Of the two occupants, the passenger sustained fatal injuries, while the pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from greenville, Mississippi (kglh) and stopped in shreveport, Louisiana (kshv). The pilot departed kshv, on April 27, 2014 at 11:41 CDT. The accident occurred 1.38 nautical miles northeast of the ksww runway 22, at 1510 CDT, estimated.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 27, 2014, AT 1535 CDT, A 1974 BELLANCA BL-17-30A AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N9759E, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, STRUCK TREES WHILE EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND IMPACTED A DRY RIVERBED EMBANKMENT 1.38 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF AVENGER FIELD (KSWW), IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN IFR FLIGHT. MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, WHILE THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI (KGLH) AND STOPPED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA (KSHV). THE PILOT DEPARTED KSHV, ON APRIL 27, 2014 AT 11:41 CDT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 1.38 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF THE KSWW RUNWAY 22, AT 1510 CDT, ESTIMATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N9759E · 2
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