What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 6, 2023, at 2015 CDT, a Taylorcraft F21 aircraft, registered to private owner, impacted terrain 250 ft. short of the filed intended to land due to loss of power on short final at open field of private property in Holliday, 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 sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and the passenger sustained no injuries. The flight originated from the same open field in the private property in Holliday, TX whose owner is a friend of the pilot on August 6, 2023 at 1958 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 6, 2023, AT 2015 CDT, A TAYLORCRAFT F21 AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN 250 FT. SHORT OF THE FILED INTENDED TO LAND DUE TO LOSS OF POWER ON SHORT FINAL AT OPEN FIELD OF PRIVATE PROPERTY IN HOLLIDAY, 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 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME OPEN FIELD IN THE PRIVATE PROPERTY IN HOLLIDAY, TX WHOSE OWNER IS A FRIEND OF THE PILOT ON AUGUST 6, 2023 AT 1958 CDT.
NTSB investigation
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