What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 12, 2021, at approximately 09:34 CDT an experimental amateur built Glastar aircraft was traveling from milwaukee, WI timmerman airport (mwc) to the salina, KS airport (sln) under a 14 CFR part 91 flight with the pilot and one passenger on board. The aircraft departed the mwc airport under a special visual flight rules (svfr) clearance and proceeded under visual flight rules (VFR). While en route, the aircraft descended impacting a tree. The aircraft then proceeded across a road where it impacted a set of trees, and the ground whereupon the aircraft broke into several parts creating a debris field that extended approximately 200 feet into a wooded area. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 12, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:34 CDT AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GLASTAR AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING FROM MILWAUKEE, WI TIMMERMAN AIRPORT (MWC) TO THE SALINA, KS AIRPORT (SLN) UNDER A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE MWC AIRPORT UNDER A SPECIAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (SVFR) CLEARANCE AND PROCEEDED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). WHILE EN ROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED IMPACTING A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED ACROSS A ROAD WHERE IT IMPACTED A SET OF TREES, AND THE GROUND WHEREUPON THE AIRCRAFT BROKE INTO SEVERAL PARTS CREATING A DEBRIS FIELD THAT EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET INTO A WOODED AREA. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.