What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 5, 2026, at approximately 1014 CDT, a cassutt iii m aircraft bearing registration number privacy data omitted, registered to a private owner, impacted terrain after departure on runway 20 Odessa schleymeyer field, in a left turn at low altitude. 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 sustained serious injuries. The flight originated Odessa schleymeyer field on July 5, 2026 at approximately 1014 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 5, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1014 CDT, A CASSUTT III M AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 20 ODESSA SCHLEYMEYER FIELD, IN A LEFT TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE. 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 SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ODESSA SCHLEYMEYER FIELD ON JULY 5, 2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 1014 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.