What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft crashed under unknown circumstances. (.19) on December 25, 1998, at 1350 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N989CP, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage on impact with terrain near angola, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 civil air patrol personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated at fort wayne international airport, near fort wayne, Indiana, at 1325. (-23) N989CP was piloted by a private pilot which received substantial damage during impact with the ground near the angola, IN. (Anq) airport. The pilot received fatal injuries on this flight which originated from ft wayne, IN at 1325 EST. Attempts to obtain pilot logbooks have been unsuccessful.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (.19) ON DECEMBER 25, 1998, AT 1350 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N989CP, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR ANGOLA, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 CIVIL AIR PATROL PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, AT 1325. (-23) N989CP WAS PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WHICH RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING IMPACT WITH THE GROUND NEAR THE ANGOLA, IN. (ANQ) AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES ON THIS FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM FT WAYNE, IN AT 1325 EST. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN PILOT LOGBOOKS HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.