What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 16, 2015 at approximately 1420 CST, an robert Devoe Clip Wing ultralight, operating as a experimental light sport aircraft, N80917, privacy data omitted, impacted a field at violet hill in izard county Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the single pilot was seriously injured. The flight originated at a private airstrip in jordan, Arkansas on July 16, 2015 approximately 1400 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 16, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 CST, AN ROBERT DEVOE CLIP WING ULTRALIGHT, OPERATING AS A EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, N80917, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED A FIELD AT VIOLET HILL IN IZARD COUNTY ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SINGLE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN JORDAN, ARKANSAS ON JULY 16, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 1400 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.