What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 4, 2018, about 10:40 central daylight time, an Extra Flugzeugbau Gmbh, a single engine airplane, Extra EA-400, sustained substantial damage following loss of engine power / and or control in flight and subsequent impact with the ground in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot and four passengers onboard were killed. The flight originated from Ponca City, Oklahoma (kpnc) before the accident.
The examination of the accident site showed that there was a post impact fire and the wreckage debris was scattered over an area approximately 100 feet square.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 4, 2018, ABOUT 10:40 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH, A SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, EXTRA EA-400, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER / AND OR CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS ONBOARD WERE KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA (KPNC) BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
THE EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE AND THE WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET SQUARE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.