What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The sport pilot departed Mexico municipal airport (kmyj) in an experimental, amateur built aircraft at 0943Z (0443CST) 27 July 2017 with a destinaton to oshkosh, WI. The flight conditions were night VFR in the hour leading up to the departure and rapidly deteriated to IFR prior to the time of departure. The aircraft impacted level crop covered terrain 14 miles northeast (030 degrees) from the departure airport. The ground scar began with the green position light lens followed at 25' by a heavy impact mark impression from the nose wheel and engine/propeller. The aircraft continued forward as the engine departed and cabin compartment emptied it's contents along the 304' debris path. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries from the impact forces and being ejected from the airframe.
As the FAA filed it
THE SPORT PILOT DEPARTED MEXICO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMYJ) IN AN EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT AT 0943Z (0443CST) 27 JULY 2017 WITH A DESTINATON TO OSHKOSH, WI. THE FLIGHT CONDITIONS WERE NIGHT VFR IN THE HOUR LEADING UP TO THE DEPARTURE AND RAPIDLY DETERIATED TO IFR PRIOR TO THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEVEL CROP COVERED TERRAIN 14 MILES NORTHEAST (030 DEGREES) FROM THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE GROUND SCAR BEGAN WITH THE GREEN POSITION LIGHT LENS FOLLOWED AT 25' BY A HEAVY IMPACT MARK IMPRESSION FROM THE NOSE WHEEL AND ENGINE/PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD AS THE ENGINE DEPARTED AND CABIN COMPARTMENT EMPTIED IT'S CONTENTS ALONG THE 304' DEBRIS PATH. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES FROM THE IMPACT FORCES AND BEING EJECTED FROM THE AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.