What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 30, 2021, at 16:28 local(2228Z), a 1963 Piper PA-28-235 four place single engine land aircraft bearing registration number N8591W, registered to a private owner, crashed shortly after takeoff and impacted terrain approximately 1,700 feet northwest of the Presidio lely international airport (kprs) located in Presidio, Texas. The aircraft operation was unknown. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot, and two passengers sustained serious injuries and three passengers sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from wink, Texas 12/30/2021 at 13:40 local time.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 30, 2021, AT 16:28 LOCAL(2228Z), A 1963 PIPER PA-28-235 FOUR PLACE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N8591W, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1,700 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE PRESIDIO LELY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPRS) LOCATED IN PRESIDIO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATION WAS UNKNOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT, AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINK, TEXAS 12/30/2021 AT 13:40 LOCAL TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.