What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft cartwheeled into trees and crashed under unknown circumstances, all 4 POB suffered fatal inj.(-23) on August 6, 1998, a Cessna T-210N, N2WF, was destroyed following a loss of control while maneuvering to drop their mother's ashes behind the family cabin near creede, Colorado. The private pilot and his 3 passengers were fatally injured in the crash. A witness stated she saw a "cloud of something" pass behind the aircraft moments before it spun into the ground. The aircraft maneuvering in a low, slow steep bank angle before it crashed into the trees.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CARTWHEELED INTO TREES AND CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ALL 4 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ.(-23) ON AUGUST 6, 1998, A CESSNA T-210N, N2WF, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING TO DROP THEIR MOTHER'S ASHES BEHIND THE FAMILY CABIN NEAR CREEDE, COLORADO. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS 3 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED IN THE CRASH. A WITNESS STATED SHE SAW A "CLOUD OF SOMETHING" PASS BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT MOMENTS BEFORE IT SPUN INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING IN A LOW, SLOW STEEP BANK ANGLE BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO THE TREES.
NTSB investigation
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