What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 27, 2019, at 1638 CDT, a Timothy Barrow, Space Walker II experimental amateur built aircraft bearing registration number N1778, registered to privacy data omitted, impacted trees and crashed on a private airstrip due to uknown circumstances. The aircraft was being operated on a pleasure flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from Castroville municipal airport at 1630 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 27, 2019, AT 1638 CDT, A TIMOTHY BARROW, SPACE WALKER II EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N1778, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TREES AND CRASHED ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DUE TO UKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CASTROVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1630 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.