What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 14, 2014, at 1145 local time, an amateur built experimental fisher model 404 aircraft bearing registration number N482FD, registered to the private owner, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing. The aircraft hit a tree in a field approximately 732 feet north of runway 13 at the wichita valley airport (F14), located five miles southwest of wichita falls, Texas. The aircraft was operated under visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the wichita valley airport on July 14, 2014 at 1130 local time.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 14, 2014, AT 1145 LOCAL TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL FISHER MODEL 404 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N482FD, REGISTERED TO THE PRIVATE OWNER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 732 FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY 13 AT THE WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT (F14), LOCATED FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT ON JULY 14, 2014 AT 1130 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.