What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 24, 2022, at approx. 1051 CDT, a Piper PA-12 bearing registration number N178466, registered to a private individual, impacted the ground. The location was 3.5 sw of Seagraves TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Unknown meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, and the solo pilot was pronounced deceased at the accident site. The flight originated from Seagraves municipal airport (F97) Seagraves, TX on may 24, 2022, at an unknown time.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 24, 2022, AT APPROX. 1051 CDT, A PIPER PA-12 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N178466, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE LOCATION WAS 3.5 SW OF SEAGRAVES TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. UNKNOWN METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE SOLO PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SEAGRAVES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F97) SEAGRAVES, TX ON MAY 24, 2022, 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.