What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 29, 2015, at 2115 CDT, a Beech bonanza A36 bearing registration number N221D, registered to moto air inc., departed runway 22 at Hale County Airport in Plainview, Texas. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft crashed and burst into flames approximately 500 feet south of runway 22. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time with thunderstorms and gusty winds in the vicinity and an IFR flight plan was filed from kpvw to 5C1. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, and the pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 29, 2015, AT 2115 CDT, A BEECH BONANZA A36 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N221D, REGISTERED TO MOTO AIR INC., DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 AT HALE COUNTY AIRPORT IN PLAINVIEW, TEXAS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURST INTO FLAMES APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE VICINITY AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FROM KPVW TO 5C1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
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 N221D · 1
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