What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 16, 2020 between 0400 and 0430 local time N55168 departed shreveport downtown airport (dtn) with two souls onboard. Student pilot privacy data omitted was flying while carrying a passenger who was not a rated pilot. At the time of departure weather conditions were IFR.
After departure radar shows the aircraft turned south toward interstate 20 and then east toward Barksdale airforce base. Aircraft entered Barksdale Afb class c airspace without making two-way radio contact and remained inside the airspace before crashing on the east reservation of afb.
Evaluation of scene showed the aircraft entered the trees flying from north to south with a debire feild being about 430 feet long by about 60 feet wide. Both individuals were fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 16, 2020 BETWEEN 0400 AND 0430 LOCAL TIME N55168 DEPARTED SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (DTN) WITH TWO SOULS ONBOARD. STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING WHILE CARRYING A PASSENGER WHO WAS NOT A RATED PILOT. AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE IFR.
AFTER DEPARTURE RADAR SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SOUTH TOWARD INTERSTATE 20 AND THEN EAST TOWARD BARKSDALE AIRFORCE BASE. AIRCRAFT ENTERED BARKSDALE AFB CLASS C AIRSPACE WITHOUT MAKING TWO-WAY RADIO CONTACT AND REMAINED INSIDE THE AIRSPACE BEFORE CRASHING ON THE EAST RESERVATION OF AFB.
EVALUATION OF SCENE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE TREES FLYING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WITH A DEBIRE FEILD BEING ABOUT 430 FEET LONG BY ABOUT 60 FEET WIDE. BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.