What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)On the night of the accident, the commercial pilot talked to his aunt by telephone, who then wanted to see him 'immediately.' He received a thorough weather briefing, and filed an instrument flight rules flight plan for the 1-hour flight. He then took off into a 200-foot overcast, with a visibility of 2 statute miles. The airplane crashed less than a mile from the airport. Toxicological testing revealed ethanol concentrations in the pilot's blood and vitreous fluid of 0.235 percent and 0.255 percent respectively. (-23)departed hwv at 2223 local time on IFR flight plan to vay Mt. Holly NJ. There was no radio communication with a/c after receiving his "release". There was only one radar "hit". A/c impacted trees, then the ground just nw of the (hwv) airport. The aircraft was completely destroyed, wreckage scattered around about a 70 yard path of impact. The pilot, the only occupany, was fataly injured. There was no fire.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)ON THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT TALKED TO HIS AUNT BY TELEPHONE, WHO THEN WANTED TO SEE HIM 'IMMEDIATELY.' HE RECEIVED A THOROUGH WEATHER BRIEFING, AND FILED AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE 1-HOUR FLIGHT. HE THEN TOOK OFF INTO A 200-FOOT OVERCAST, WITH A VISIBILITY OF 2 STATUTE MILES. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING REVEALED ETHANOL CONCENTRATIONS IN THE PILOT'S BLOOD AND VITREOUS FLUID OF 0.235 PERCENT AND 0.255 PERCENT RESPECTIVELY. (-23)DEPARTED HWV AT 2223 LOCAL TIME ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO VAY MT. HOLLY NJ. THERE WAS NO RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH A/C AFTER RECEIVING HIS "RELEASE". THERE WAS ONLY ONE RADAR "HIT". A/C IMPACTED TREES, THEN THE GROUND JUST NW OF THE (HWV) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, WRECKAGE SCATTERED AROUND ABOUT A 70 YARD PATH OF IMPACT. THE PILOT, THE ONLY OCCUPANY, WAS FATALY INJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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