What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 24, 2001, at 1300 CDT, a terminella glasair ii rg, N96L, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain following a loss of control during initial climb from runway 18 (3,399 feet by 60 feet, dry/asphalt) at Bolivar Municipal Airport, Bolivar, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The pilot and his single passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight was departing at the time of the accident, and had the intended destination of trenton municipal airport, trenton, Missouri.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2001, AT 1300 CDT, A TERMINELLA GLASAIR II RG, N96L, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 18 (3,399 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BOLIVAR, MISSOURI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND HAD THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF TRENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TRENTON, MISSOURI.
NTSB investigation
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