What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport (lxt), Lee'S Summit, Missouri, en route to miami, Oklahoma. The aircraft was destroyed after impacting terrain and a single-family home after takeoff from runway 18 at lxt. A postcrash fire of the airplane and home ensued. The noninstrument rated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. There were no ground injuries. At 07:43 the lxt automated surface observing system recorded 1 3/4 statute mile visibility in mist, and an overcast ceiling at 300 feet above ground level (AGL). The remarks section of the report stated that the ceiling was variable from 100 to 600 feet AGL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEE'S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (LXT), LEE'S SUMMIT, MISSOURI, EN ROUTE TO MIAMI, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN AND A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 18 AT LXT. A POSTCRASH FIRE OF THE AIRPLANE AND HOME ENSUED. THE NONINSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THERE WERE NO GROUND INJURIES. AT 07:43 THE LXT AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM RECORDED 1 3/4 STATUTE MILE VISIBILITY IN MIST, AND AN OVERCAST CEILING AT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). THE REMARKS SECTION OF THE REPORT STATED THAT THE CEILING WAS VARIABLE FROM 100 TO 600 FEET AGL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.