What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft overdue, later located by th coast guard. (-23) on April 14, 1996, at 1315 CDT, a Cessna U206G aircraft, N734QW, registered to and operated by signal air, inc. under title 14 cft part 91, was destroyed following impact with water near venice, Louisiana. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross country flight and a flight plan was not filed. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries, two passengers were seriously injured, and one passenger received minor injuries. The flight originated from burrwood, Louisiana, approximately five minutes before the accident. According to surviving passengers, the amphibian airplane entered a fog bank immediately after becoming airborne from a water takeoff. The pilot elected to fly under the fog bank. The airplane impacted the water, coming to rest in the inverted position.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT OVERDUE, LATER LOCATED BY TH COAST GUARD. (-23) ON APRIL 14, 1996, AT 1315 CDT, A CESSNA U206G AIRCRAFT, N734QW, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SIGNAL AIR, INC. UNDER TITLE 14 CFT PART 91, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING IMPACT WITH WATER NEAR VENICE, LOUISIANA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BURRWOOD, LOUISIANA, APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO SURVIVING PASSENGERS, THE AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE ENTERED A FOG BANK IMMEDIATELY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE FROM A WATER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY UNDER THE FOG BANK. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE WATER, COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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