What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed st. anthony airport to fly over the rock creek girls camp and drop a note to his daughter that was at the camp. The aircraft approached from the south, on a northerly heading over the camp, he made a slight right turn, and then turned to the left and came back over the camp and dropped the note. The aircraft struck the top of a pine tree, the aircraft flat spun to the ground and flipped on its back and burned, there were three fatalities in the aircraft. The pilot had an expired student pilot certificate, and his total hours are unknown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ST. ANTHONY AIRPORT TO FLY OVER THE ROCK CREEK GIRLS CAMP AND DROP A NOTE TO HIS DAUGHTER THAT WAS AT THE CAMP. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE SOUTH, ON A NORTHERLY HEADING OVER THE CAMP, HE MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN, AND THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT AND CAME BACK OVER THE CAMP AND DROPPED THE NOTE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TOP OF A PINE TREE, THE AIRCRAFT FLAT SPUN TO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND BURNED, THERE WERE THREE FATALITIES IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND HIS TOTAL HOURS ARE UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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