What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)The pilot, curtis allen rodgers was circling over a neighborhood at an altitude of approximately 300 feet. A witness stated the aircraft was in a tight turn and the engine appeared to speed up and the aircraft "dropped like a rock". The aircraft crashed in a yard, striking two small trees and coming to rest in the middle of the street. The pilot was declared dead at the scene. The passenger, debbie rodgers was transported to erlanger medical center by life force and remains in serious condition. The a/c was an aquilla manufactured by solo wings and displayed the placard: "to be used for instruction only" and was unregistered. The pilot, curtus rodgers has no records as being listed in the usual ultralight airman registration program or having FAA exemption no. 4274.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT, CURTIS ALLEN RODGERS WAS CIRCLING OVER A NEIGHBORHOOD AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. A WITNESS STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A TIGHT TURN AND THE ENGINE APPEARED TO SPEED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT "DROPPED LIKE A ROCK". THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A YARD, STRIKING TWO SMALL TREES AND COMING TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE PILOT WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE PASSENGER, DEBBIE RODGERS WAS TRANSPORTED TO ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER BY LIFE FORCE AND REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. THE A/C WAS AN AQUILLA MANUFACTURED BY SOLO WINGS AND DISPLAYED THE PLACARD: "TO BE USED FOR INSTRUCTION ONLY" AND WAS UNREGISTERED. THE PILOT, CURTUS RODGERS HAS NO RECORDS AS BEING LISTED IN THE USUAL ULTRALIGHT AIRMAN REGISTRATION PROGRAM OR HAVING FAA EXEMPTION NO. 4274.