What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 24, 2021, at approximately 1420 PDT, the Las Vegas flight standards district office received notification of a fatal crash involving a 1982 Dassault Aviation, mirage F-1, serial number 56, registration number N567EM.
According to FAA aircraft registry records, the aircraft is registered to privacy data omitted
The aircraft crashed for unknown reasons 1.57 miles south of the nellis air force base into a residential area. The aircraft initially impacted the ground in a vacant lot and then came to rest in the back yard of an adjacent house, causing damage to a corner of the house and destroying several vehicles and commercial transport trailers that were located in the back yard of the residence. Outbuildings to a second residence were also received thermal damage from burning fuel from the aircraft.
The aircraft was supporting the USAF with operationprivacy data omitted and was returning to nellis afb after completing a sortie. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft ejected from the aircraft, but did not survive.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 24, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 PDT, THE LAS VEGAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A FATAL CRASH INVOLVING A 1982 DASSAULT AVIATION, MIRAGE F-1, SERIAL NUMBER 56, REGISTRATION NUMBER N567EM.
ACCORDING TO FAA AIRCRAFT REGISTRY RECORDS, THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS 1.57 MILES SOUTH OF THE NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VACANT LOT AND THEN CAME TO REST IN THE BACK YARD OF AN ADJACENT HOUSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO A CORNER OF THE HOUSE AND DESTROYING SEVERAL VEHICLES AND COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT TRAILERS THAT WERE LOCATED IN THE BACK YARD OF THE RESIDENCE. OUTBUILDINGS TO A SECOND RESIDENCE WERE ALSO RECEIVED THERMAL DAMAGE FROM BURNING FUEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUPPORTING THE USAF WITH OPERATION^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND WAS RETURNING TO NELLIS AFB AFTER COMPLETING A SORTIE. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, BUT DID NOT SURVIVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.