What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 17, 2020, about 1629 central standard time, an Extra EA300 airplane, N102JK,
Was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Aledo, Texas. The airline
Transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal
Regulations part 91 personal flight. About 3.5 miles northwest of 50F, the airplane impacted terrain with a wings level, nose down
Attitude and a low forward groundspeed. The tail section was twisted slightly left of the
Fuselage and both wings were crushed downward. Initial examination did not reveal any
Anomalies with the flight control system.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 17, 2020, ABOUT 1629 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXTRA EA300 AIRPLANE, N102JK,
WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR ALEDO, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE
TRANSPORT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL
REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. ABOUT 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF 50F, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN WITH A WINGS LEVEL, NOSE DOWN
ATTITUDE AND A LOW FORWARD GROUNDSPEED. THE TAIL SECTION WAS TWISTED SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE
FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS WERE CRUSHED DOWNWARD. INITIAL EXAMINATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY
ANOMALIES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.