What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 9 October 2017, at approximately 1425 mountain daylight time, a Globe swift GC-1A airplane, N90365, impacted a steel culvert structure in an irrigation canal following an apparent loss of control during takeoff from the Mid Valley Airpark (E98), Los Lunas, new Mexico. The airplane was registered to maya ayre and operated as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a flight plan was not filed. The flight was originating from E98 at the time of the accident and was destined for las vegas, Nevada. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot sustained serious injuries during the impact sequence and later died from the injuries in a local hospital on 26 October 2017.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9 OCTOBER 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1425 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GLOBE SWIFT GC-1A AIRPLANE, N90365, IMPACTED A STEEL CULVERT STRUCTURE IN AN IRRIGATION CANAL FOLLOWING AN APPARENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE MID VALLEY AIRPARK (E98), LOS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MAYA AYRE AND OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM E98 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE AND LATER DIED FROM THE INJURIES IN A LOCAL HOSPITAL ON 26 OCTOBER 2017.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.