What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft departed horseshoe bay, TX (dzb) on an IFR flight plan to natchitoches, LA. The aircraft was cruising at 19,000 ft when the pilot declared an emergency stating the aircraft had lost power. The aircraft began to head towards waco, TX but was informed that hilltop lakes airport was 4 miles away. The aircraft diverted towards hilltop lakes airport. Witnesses stated the aircraft overshot the runway. The aircraft began to steer right but then turned left appearing to attempt to avoid light poles and people on the ground. According to witnesses the aircraft was approximately 200 feet off the ground when the aircraft quickly rolled right until the wings were vertical, then the aircraft entered an extremely steep dive. The aircraft remained in that profile until it struck the ground.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HORSESHOE BAY, TX (DZB) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO NATCHITOCHES, LA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 19,000 FT WHEN THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY STATING THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HEAD TOWARDS WACO, TX BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HILLTOP LAKES AIRPORT WAS 4 MILES AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TOWARDS HILLTOP LAKES AIRPORT. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO STEER RIGHT BUT THEN TURNED LEFT APPEARING TO ATTEMPT TO AVOID LIGHT POLES AND PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT QUICKLY ROLLED RIGHT UNTIL THE WINGS WERE VERTICAL, THEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN EXTREMELY STEEP DIVE. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THAT PROFILE UNTIL IT STRUCK THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.