What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft has been missing since it departed on 6/23/98 and the wreckage was finally located on 12/19/98. (.19) on June 23, 1998, a Cessna 172L, N3853Q, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed in the vicinity of Macclenny, Florida, at an undetermined time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The student pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane initially departed from manassas regional/harry p. davis field, manassas, Virginia, on the day of the accident. The flight stopped for fuel at statesboro municipal airport, statesboro, Georgia, and departed at about 1815 eastern daylight time. The airplane was reported missing to the FAA and local law enforcedment personnel July 3, 1998. Preliminary information revealed an alnot was issued by the leesburg afss on July 3, 1998, and was not received by the NTSB. A search was initiated by USAF rescue coordination center, langely afb Virginia, on July 8, 1998. The search was terminated on July 10, 1998. The airplane wreckage was located on December 10, 1998. (.4)the student pilot conducted a VFR cross country flight. Neither a flight plan was filed nor was a weather briefing obtained. Visibility of 2 miles in smoke and haze was reported at 1855 and 1955 hours at reporting station 13 miles to the ast of the crash site. The student pilot encountered instrument flight conditions. The airplane collided with tress and terrain fatally injuring the pilot and one passenger. The student pilot had recorded a total of 2 hours of simulated instrument flight time. (-23) narrative # MIA99FA050
As the FAA filed it
ACFT HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE IT DEPARTED ON 6/23/98 AND THE WRECKAGE WAS FINALLY LOCATED ON 12/19/98. (.19) ON JUNE 23, 1998, A CESSNA 172L, N3853Q, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF MACCLENNY, FLORIDA, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE STUDENT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY DEPARTED FROM MANASSAS REGIONAL/HARRY P. DAVIS FIELD, MANASSAS, VIRGINIA, ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT STOPPED FOR FUEL AT STATESBORO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, STATESBORO, GEORGIA, AND DEPARTED AT ABOUT 1815 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED MISSING TO THE FAA AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEDMENT PERSONNEL JULY 3, 1998. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION REVEALED AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED BY THE LEESBURG AFSS ON JULY 3, 1998, AND WAS NOT RECEIVED BY THE NTSB. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED BY USAF RESCUE COORDINATION CENTER, LANGELY AFB VIRGINIA, ON JULY 8, 1998. THE SEARCH WAS TERMINATED ON JULY 10, 1998. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON DECEMBER 10, 1998. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTED A VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. NEITHER A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED NOR WAS A WEATHER BRIEFING OBTAINED. VISIBILITY OF 2 MILES IN SMOKE AND HAZE WAS REPORTED AT 1855 AND 1955 HOURS AT REPORTING STATION 13 MILES TO THE AST OF THE CRASH SITE. THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TRESS AND TERRAIN FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD RECORDED A TOTAL OF 2 HOURS OF SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TIME. (-23) NARRATIVE # MIA99FA050
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.