What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 21,2017, at approximately 1420, a Bellanca 7GCBC aircraft registration number N91Z, registered to richard w. wolf but, recently purchased by boedecker flying service. Impacted terrain approximately one quarter mile south of runway 35 at marion airpark in Wellington Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from marion airpark in Wellington Texas.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 21,2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420, A BELLANCA 7GCBC AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N91Z, REGISTERED TO RICHARD W. WOLF BUT, RECENTLY PURCHASED BY BOEDECKER FLYING SERVICE. IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 35 AT MARION AIRPARK IN WELLINGTON TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MARION AIRPARK IN WELLINGTON TEXAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.