What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/18/2014 at approximately 15:30 CST aircraft departed jasper county-bell field (jas), jasper, Texas with an intended destination of burnett, Texas.
Shortly after take off the pilot contacted houston center declaring an emergency stating the aircraft was on fire.
The aircraft crashed just off fm 942 w, Livingston, Texas.
A witness stated that he and his son were in their pasture when they heard a small plane. They noted the engine appeared to be running rough.
When they saw the airplane it was to their west, traveling north to south.
Witness stated there appeared to be flames under the engine and it was running rougher and starting to cut out.
Witness stated the aircraft made a descending left turn heading back to the north and the plane went into a pasture across the road from them.
The witness went on to state as he and his son went to assist the pilot they heard a loud crunch and saw a fire ball. As they got closer they saw the pilot walking toward them.
The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the only person on board was taken by medical helicopter to utmb, galveston, Texas.
Investigation of the crash sight disclosed the aircraft impacted the ground in a left wing, nose low attitude with the gear retracted.
On impact the propeller was broken off and did not appear the engine was making power.
After impact the aircraft turned approximately 180 degrees and continued to travel up an incline. The enging cowling and flaps were knocked off approximately 100 feet from the first impace point.
The aircraft came to rest approximately 230 feet from the first impact point, at the top of the incline between a fence and some trees.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/18/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 CST AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JASPER COUNTY-BELL FIELD (JAS), JASPER, TEXAS WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF BURNETT, TEXAS.
SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT CONTACTED HOUSTON CENTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY STATING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON FIRE.
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED JUST OFF FM 942 W, LIVINGSTON, TEXAS.
A WITNESS STATED THAT HE AND HIS SON WERE IN THEIR PASTURE WHEN THEY HEARD A SMALL PLANE.THEY NOTED THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE RUNNING ROUGH.
WHEN THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE IT WAS TO THEIR WEST, TRAVELING NORTH TO SOUTH.
WITNESS STATED THERE APPEARED TO BE FLAMES UNDER THE ENGINE AND IT WAS RUNNING ROUGHER AND STARTING TO CUT OUT.
WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A DESCENDING LEFT TURN HEADING BACK TO THE NORTH AND THE PLANE WENT INTO A PASTURE ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THEM.
THE WITNESS WENT ON TO STATE AS HE AND HIS SON WENT TO ASSIST THE PILOT THEY HEARD A LOUD CRUNCH AND SAW A FIRE BALL. AS THEY GOT CLOSER THEY SAW THE PILOT WALKING TOWARD THEM.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS TAKEN BY MEDICAL HELICOPTER TO UTMB, GALVESTON, TEXAS.
INVESTIGATION OF THE CRASH SIGHT DISCLOSED THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.
ON IMPACT THE PROPELLER WAS BROKEN OFF AND DID NOT APPEAR THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER.
AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL UP AN INCLINE. THE ENGING COWLING AND FLAPS WERE KNOCKED OFF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE FIRST IMPACE POINT.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 230 FEET FROM THE FIRST IMPACT POINT, AT THE TOP OF THE INCLINE BETWEEN A FENCE AND SOME TREES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.