What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 2, 2023, at approximately 16:10 CDT, an Aero L-39ZA bearing registration number privacy data omitted, made an emergency, power-off landing on a caliche road on a ranch located at approximately 31.359881N, 101.173432W. The aircraft was being operated as a business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged; however, the commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from san angelo, TX (ksjt) on may 2, 2023 at 15:39 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 2, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:10 CDT, AN AERO L-39ZA BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MADE AN EMERGENCY, POWER-OFF LANDING ON A CALICHE ROAD ON A RANCH LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 31.359881N, 101.173432W. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAN ANGELO, TX (KSJT) ON MAY 2, 2023 AT 15:39 CDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.