What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 20, 2020 at approximately 1200 CST, N4763X, a Cessna 150G, crashed 7 miles east of Jacksonville, TX airport (jso) with only the pilot onboard. The aircraft impacted a support wire of a radio tower, which severed the outboard 3 feet of the left wing. The aircraft continued flying for a short distance before impacting the ground vertically. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and the pilot received fatal injuries. The weather was clear with visibility greater than 10 miles with light winds.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 20, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CST, N4763X, A CESSNA 150G, CRASHED 7 MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE, TX AIRPORT (JSO) WITH ONLY THE PILOT ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SUPPORT WIRE OF A RADIO TOWER, WHICH SEVERED THE OUTBOARD 3 FEET OF THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLYING FOR A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND VERTICALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10 MILES WITH LIGHT WINDS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.