What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 2, 2015, at 1500 MDT an amateur built glastar GS-1 N993S impacted the ground on climb out 6 miles east of Moriarty Municipal Airport Moriarty, new Mexico while on a cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the sole occupant, a commercial pilot, sustained minor injury. The flight originated at Moriarty Municipal Airport, Moriarty, new Mexico, on may 2, 2015 at about 1500 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 2, 2015, AT 1500 MDT AN AMATEUR BUILT GLASTAR GS-1 N993S IMPACTED THE GROUND ON CLIMB OUT 6 MILES EAST OF MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MORIARTY, NEW MEXICO, ON MAY 2, 2015 AT ABOUT 1500 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.