What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 3, 2018, about 1800 central standard time, a Cirrus design corporation SR22T airplane, N325JK, went missing over the gulf of Mexico. Since that time the private pilot has not been located and the airplane is missing. The personal flight was conducted under part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a federal aviation administration (FAA) flight plan had been filed for the flight. The flight departed wiley post airport (kpwa), Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, about 1419, and was en route to georgetown municipal airport (kgtu), georgetown, Texas.
According to preliminary data provided by the federal aviation administration, as the airplane approached kgtu, the pilot was instructed by air traffic control to turn right and descend from 19,000 feet to 13,000 feet. At that time, the airplane turned to the left to a heading of approximately 140 degrees. Air traffic controllers made multiple attempts to communicate with the pilot of the airplane with no success. Military assets were scrambled and intercepted the airplane, contact was made and attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful. The airplane was tracked by radar with the last known position about 220 miles north of cancun, Mexico.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 3, 2018, ABOUT 1800 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CIRRUS DESIGN CORPORATION SR22T AIRPLANE, N325JK, WENT MISSING OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. SINCE THAT TIME THE PRIVATE PILOT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED AND THE AIRPLANE IS MISSING. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WILEY POST AIRPORT (KPWA), OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, ABOUT 1419, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGTU), GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.
ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY DATA PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED KGTU, THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO TURN RIGHT AND DESCEND FROM 19,000 FEET TO 13,000 FEET. AT THAT TIME, THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 140 DEGREES. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE WITH NO SUCCESS. MILITARY ASSETS WERE SCRAMBLED AND INTERCEPTED THE AIRPLANE, CONTACT WAS MADE AND ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PILOT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRPLANE WAS TRACKED BY RADAR WITH THE LAST KNOWN POSITION ABOUT 220 MILES NORTH OF CANCUN, MEXICO.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.