What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 20, 2014, at 1737 CST, a Hawk Arrow II Slsa, N916H, registered to d_air adventure LLC airhead aviation LLC landed on top of trees, Lonoke, Arkansas, while attempting to land at country air estates airpark (1AR9), while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot and passenger were not seriously injured. The pilot attempted to exit the aircraft and fell approxiately 30 feet. He died approxiately three hours later in a hospital. The flight originated at Lonoke, Arkansas (1AR9), on October 20, 2014 at 1650 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 20, 2014, AT 1737 CST, A HAWK ARROW II SLSA, N916H, REGISTERED TO D_AIR ADVENTURE LLC AIRHEAD AVIATION LLC LANDED ON TOP OF TREES, LONOKE, ARKANSAS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT COUNTRY AIR ESTATES AIRPARK (1AR9), WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND FELL APPROXIATELY 30 FEET. HE DIED APPROXIATELY THREE HOURS LATER IN A HOSPITAL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LONOKE, ARKANSAS (1AR9), ON OCTOBER 20, 2014 AT 1650 CST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.