What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 10, 2021, at approximately 0930, a Robinson R22 aircraft bearing registration number N292DD,privacy data omitted, hit power lines and impacted the ground approximately 11.5 miles northeast of Mentone, Texas at 31.51.20N 103.29.38W. The aircraft was being operated on a business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and is considered destroyed, and the pilot sustained fatal injuries and was to only sole on board. The flight originated from an offsite trailer approximately 5 miles northwest of the accident location on September 10, 2021 at approximately 0830.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930, A ROBINSON R22 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N292DD,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HIT POWER LINES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 11.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MENTONE, TEXAS AT 31.51.20N 103.29.38W. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND IS CONSIDERED DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND WAS TO ONLY SOLE ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM AN OFFSITE TRAILER APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT LOCATION ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.