What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 31, 2017, at 1528 CST, a smith aviation super cub kit, N712AZ, registered to clear blue marketing, inc, lost power to the engine and collided with a tree and impacted the ground on a public school outdoor learning center property in Northlake, denton, Texas while on a sightseeing flight with visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed. The private pilot suffered an minor injury to his right arm. The passenger were seriously injured with a broken leg and transported to a local hospital. The flight originated at northwest regional airport, denton, Texas, on January 31, 2017, at 1500 CST.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 31, 2017, AT 1528 CST, A SMITH AVIATION SUPER CUB KIT, N712AZ, REGISTERED TO CLEAR BLUE MARKETING, INC, LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A PUBLIC SCHOOL OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER PROPERTY IN NORTHLAKE, DENTON, TEXAS WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED AN MINOR INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ARM. THE PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED WITH A BROKEN LEG AND TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, DENTON, TEXAS, ON JANUARY 31, 2017, AT 1500 CST.
NTSB investigation
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