What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on June 10, 1996, at approximately 1000 EDT, a minimax ultralight vehicle, piloted by a private pilot ivan lee harneck crashed near the us 31 bypass, 7 miles north of the indiana/michigan state line. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the collision with the terrain. Mr. Harneck was fatally injured in the crash. The exact weight of the ultralight at the time of the crash is not known, however, the ultralight vehicle records provided, would lead one to believe that the aircraft's weight was slightly in excess of the 254 pounds limitation, by approximately 2.6 pounds privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 10, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 EDT, A MINIMAX ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT IVAN LEE HARNECK CRASHED NEAR THE US 31 BYPASS, 7 MILES NORTH OF THE INDIANA/MICHIGAN STATE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. MR. HARNECK WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE EXACT WEIGHT OF THE ULTRALIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH IS NOT KNOWN, HOWEVER, THE ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE RECORDS PROVIDED, WOULD LEAD ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT WAS SLIGHTLY IN EXCESS OF THE 254 POUNDS LIMITATION, BY APPROXIMATELY 2.6 POUNDS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^