What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stalled aircraft, unable to recover and descended into trees. (-23) on June 9, 1997, at about 1945 EDT, a Cessna 170, N2551V, piloted by Mr. Cyrus b. metcalf, crashed in a heavily wooded, swampy area 3/4 miles southwest of runway 23 near the Orangeburg (ogb), SC, airport. The aircraft was departing from a privately owned airstrip approximately 50-feet wide and 1500-feet in length. The airstrip is surrounded on three sides by 40-50 feet trees, and on the open end, by a hard-surfaced county road. The grass growing on the airstrip was approximately one-foot high. The flight was operated iaw 14 CFR part 91 and visual meteorological rules existed at the time with visibility greater than 10 miles, no ceiling (clear) with calm winds. No flight plan was filed. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft stalled, and came to a rest in a heavily wooded, swampy area a few hundred yards northeast. The engine will be examined to determine if it was developing full power at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT, UNABLE TO RECOVER AND DESCENDED INTO TREES. (-23) ON JUNE 9, 1997, AT ABOUT 1945 EDT, A CESSNA 170, N2551V, PILOTED BY MR. CYRUS B. METCALF, CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED, SWAMPY AREA 3/4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 23 NEAR THE ORANGEBURG (OGB), SC, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM A PRIVATELY OWNED AIRSTRIP APPROXIMATELY 50-FEET WIDE AND 1500-FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRSTRIP IS SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY 40-50 FEET TREES, AND ON THE OPEN END, BY A HARD-SURFACED COUNTY ROAD. THE GRASS GROWING ON THE AIRSTRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOOT HIGH. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED IAW 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL RULES EXISTED AT THE TIME WITH VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10 MILES, NO CEILING (CLEAR) WITH CALM WINDS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND CAME TO A REST IN A HEAVILY WOODED, SWAMPY AREA A FEW HUNDRED YARDS NORTHEAST. THE ENGINE WILL BE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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