What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 08, 2019 at or near dark, possibly between 8 and 9 pm, ( the wreckage was not located until the morning of sept 9, 2019), a Cessna 140 owned by privacy data omitted was involved in a fatal accident while on approach to the farm/ranch Grass strip after being out checking the irrigation water tanks. Weather review indicated it was cloudy and overcast, the flight was conducted under VFR conditions. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger were both fatally injured. The pilot held a student pilots certificate only. The flight originated at the vanderwey farm/ranch on sept. 8, 2019 at approximately 1800.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 08, 2019 AT OR NEAR DARK, POSSIBLY BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM, ( THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL THE MORNING OF SEPT 9, 2019), A CESSNA 140 OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE FARM/RANCH GRASS STRIP AFTER BEING OUT CHECKING THE IRRIGATION WATER TANKS. WEATHER REVIEW INDICATED IT WAS CLOUDY AND OVERCAST, THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOTS CERTIFICATE ONLY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE VANDERWEY FARM/RANCH ON SEPT. 8, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.