What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 26, 2020, at approximately 10:15 hours, a fred Howes Kitfox speedstar privacy data omitted a and operated by privacy data omitted, crashed on runway 36 at gtu airport while performing a touch and go. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot, private rated, sustained no injuries. The flight originated in gtu on 05/26/2020 at 10:00 hours and crashed about 15 minutes later.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 26, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 HOURS, A FRED HOWES KITFOX SPEEDSTAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED ON RUNWAY 36 AT GTU AIRPORT WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, PRIVATE RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN GTU ON 05/26/2020 AT 10:00 HOURS AND CRASHED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.