What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 26, 2019 the aircraft departed lehigh valley international airport. The aircraft showed on ADS-B at 12:16 eastern time after takeoff at 1200?. The aircraft stopped showing on ADS-B at 15:39 eastern time at an altitude of 2100?. The total time the aircraft was showing on ADS-B was 3 hours and 23 minutes. According air traffic control the pilot stated that his engine quit while on approach to Lexington Bluegrass Airport runway 22.
The aircraft came to rest in a grassy area 1.24 NM from runway 22, at Lexington Bluegrass Airport in calumet farm. The aircraft came to rest with the nose pointing in an easterly direction with the tail toward the west. Both wings, propeller, left forward fuselage at the firewall, aft fuselage just forward of the tail, both wings received substantial damage and from impact with three fences and the right wing sustained substantial damage to the outboard section due to contact with terrain and a fence post just before touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 26, 2019 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED ON ADS-B AT 12:16 EASTERN TIME AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1200?. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED SHOWING ON ADS-B AT 15:39 EASTERN TIME AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2100?. THE TOTAL TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHOWING ON ADS-B WAS 3 HOURS AND 23 MINUTES. ACCORDING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AIRPORT RUNWAY 22.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA 1.24 NM FROM RUNWAY 22, AT LEXINGTON BLUEGRASS AIRPORT IN CALUMET FARM. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE POINTING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE TAIL TOWARD THE WEST. BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER, LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE AT THE FIREWALL, AFT FUSELAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE TAIL, BOTH WINGS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND FROM IMPACT WITH THREE FENCES AND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD SECTION DUE TO CONTACT WITH TERRAIN AND A FENCE POST JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.
NTSB investigation
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