What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at 7:03 local time on Wednesday, November 12, 1997, at the nw cargo area (us airports, inc.) merlin express aircraft #439/N555GB, was observed by inspectors o'neill and williams as it was pushed back by a tug. The aircraft had both engines running. The ramp was contaminated. Approximately four linepersons were in attendance with one person on the tug and three others in close proximity to the aircraft. The aircraft was contaminated in its entirety with approximately three quarters of an inch of wet snow. Inspectors o'neill and williams expected the aircraft would proceed to another location for deicing, but at 7:08, N555GB took off on runway 22 without deicing. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT 7:03 LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1997, AT THE NW CARGO AREA (US AIRPORTS, INC.) MERLIN EXPRESS AIRCRAFT #439/N555GB, WAS OBSERVED BY INSPECTORS O'NEILL AND WILLIAMS AS IT WAS PUSHED BACK BY A TUG. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BOTH ENGINES RUNNING. THE RAMP WAS CONTAMINATED. APPROXIMATELY FOUR LINEPERSONS WERE IN ATTENDANCE WITH ONE PERSON ON THE TUG AND THREE OTHERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAMINATED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF WET SNOW. INSPECTORS O'NEILL AND WILLIAMS EXPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD PROCEED TO ANOTHER LOCATION FOR DEICING, BUT AT 7:08, N555GB TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 22 WITHOUT DEICING. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.