What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September, 11, 2020 at 1400 CST, the pilot of an American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, N81BH was practicing for the arkanstol landing competition. Flying too low and slow around the turn to final, stalled and collided with a power line wire short of the runway at 51AR near Ozark ar. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot, only person on board was seriously injured due to a head injury and airlifted.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER, 11, 2020 AT 1400 CST, THE PILOT OF AN AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC, N81BH WAS PRACTICING FOR THE ARKANSTOL LANDING COMPETITION. FLYING TOO LOW AND SLOW AROUND THE TURN TO FINAL, STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WIRE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT 51AR NEAR OZARK AR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT, ONLY PERSON ON BOARD WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO A HEAD INJURY AND AIRLIFTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.