What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
? On January 29, 2020, at 1709 CST, a Beechcraft BE-60 bearing registration number N50JR, registered to a private owner, collided with terrain as it attempted a single engine approach and landing at the edwards lucian wells ranch airport near Big Spring, TX. The aircraft was being operated on a business ferry flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the commercial pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from abilene, TX on January 29, 2020 at 1600 CST with a destination of odessa schlemeyer field in odessa, TX.
As the FAA filed it
? ON JANUARY 29, 2020, AT 1709 CST, A BEECHCRAFT BE-60 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N50JR, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AS IT ATTEMPTED A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH AND LANDING AT THE EDWARDS LUCIAN WELLS RANCH AIRPORT NEAR BIG SPRING, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A BUSINESS FERRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ABILENE, TX ON JANUARY 29, 2020 AT 1600 CST WITH A DESTINATION OF ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FIELD IN ODESSA, TX.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.