What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 21, 2020 at approximately 1451 CST, N772BM, an experimental whitman express, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident at the intersection of mayfield and highway 360 in Grand Prairie TX. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. According to eye witnesses and video footage, N772BM departed the airport to the south and executed a right turn. The aircraft started to lose altitude and the engine was heard increasing RPM. It crashed on the intersection of highway 360 and mayfield road just west of Grand Prairie Airport. The aircraft impacted a large light pole at the intersection, and then hit the pavement. The aircraft struck a ford F150. The aircraft started on fire at impact with the truck and proceeded down the access road another 50 feet and stopped at the corner of a privacy data omitted restaurant.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 21, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1451 CST, N772BM, AN EXPERIMENTAL WHITMAN EXPRESS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAYFIELD AND HIGHWAY 360 IN GRAND PRAIRIE TX. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES AND VIDEO FOOTAGE, N772BM DEPARTED THE AIRPORT TO THE SOUTH AND EXECUTED A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND THE ENGINE WAS HEARD INCREASING RPM. IT CRASHED ON THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 360 AND MAYFIELD ROAD JUST WEST OF GRAND PRAIRIE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A LARGE LIGHT POLE AT THE INTERSECTION, AND THEN HIT THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FORD F150. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ON FIRE AT IMPACT WITH THE TRUCK AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD ANOTHER 50 FEET AND STOPPED AT THE CORNER OF A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESTAURANT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.