What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 31, 2022, at 0938 CDT, a Kitfox series 7 bearing the registration number N789RB privacy data omitted impacted terrain after failing to achieve climb performance during a climb out following a low-approach to a private runway located in Crowell, TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured.
The flight originated from a private runway located at 33°59'50.40"N/99°45'0.94"w at an unknown time.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 31, 2022, AT 0938 CDT, A KITFOX SERIES 7 BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N789RB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER FAILING TO ACHIEVE CLIMB PERFORMANCE DURING A CLIMB OUT FOLLOWING A LOW-APPROACH TO A PRIVATE RUNWAY LOCATED IN CROWELL, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY LOCATED AT 33°59'50.40"N/99°45'0.94"W AT AN UNKNOWN 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.