What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 13, 2016 at approximately 0120 am central standard time, the north Texas FSDO received notification of an airplane crash near Gilmer municipal airport (kjxi). The aircraft, a Cessna 172N, N737EZ, serial number 17269373 was being operated under provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The airplane had two persons on board, one being owner/pilot who was pronounced deceased at the scene. His passenger was seriously injured but conscious and informed sheriff deputy nuestad that they were coming in from the south and something went wrong, they circled around and that was all she remembered.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 13, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0120 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, THE NORTH TEXAS FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN AIRPLANE CRASH NEAR GILMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KJXI). THE AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 172N, N737EZ, SERIAL NUMBER 17269373 WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE HAD TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, ONE BEING OWNER/PILOT WHO WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE. HIS PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED BUT CONSCIOUS AND INFORMED SHERIFF DEPUTY NUESTAD THAT THEY WERE COMING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND SOMETHING WENT WRONG, THEY CIRCLED AROUND AND THAT WAS ALL SHE REMEMBERED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.