What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N731AC, an SA-226 operated by superior aviation inc., hauling cancelled checks out of fwa airport, crashed shortly after takeoff on 11/09/00. The pilot, the only person on board the aircraft, was killed. FAA investigatoers, d. kepple, r. helbing and r. koneful assisted NTSB safety investigator e. malinowski at the crash scene, also present were representatives from Garrett engine and swearingen aircraft. Preliminary investigation of the accident has not revealed the cause at this time. There are some indications of the possibility of a fire on board the aircraft prior to impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N731AC, AN SA-226 OPERATED BY SUPERIOR AVIATION INC., HAULING CANCELLED CHECKS OUT OF FWA AIRPORT, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON 11/09/00. THE PILOT, THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, WAS KILLED. FAA INVESTIGATOERS, D. KEPPLE, R. HELBING AND R. KONEFUL ASSISTED NTSB SAFETY INVESTIGATOR E. MALINOWSKI AT THE CRASH SCENE, ALSO PRESENT WERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM GARRETT ENGINE AND SWEARINGEN AIRCRAFT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT HAS NOT REVEALED THE CAUSE AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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