What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) 05/22/2003, About 1455 PDT a Cessna 177 rg N8034G collided with terrain 50 nautical miles north of Ely, NV. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The two persons on board sustained fatal injuries. The dog survived. Investigators from the NTSB, Cessna, and Lycoming examined the wreckage at the accident scene and found the following: all major components remained in position except the right wing and aileron. The outer right wing separated except for a single stringer and the aileron cables. The bottom of the fuselage exhibited upward crush deformation. The cabin bulged out on both sides at its mid-height point. The engine examination excluded mechanical failure. The accident is still under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 05/22/2003, ABOUT 1455 PDT A CESSNA 177 RG N8034G COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF ELY, NV. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE DOG SURVIVED. INVESTIGATORS FROM THE NTSB, CESSNA, AND LYCOMING EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING: ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS REMAINED IN POSITION EXCEPT THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON. THE OUTER RIGHT WING SEPARATED EXCEPT FOR A SINGLE STRINGER AND THE AILERON CABLES. THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE EXHIBITED UPWARD CRUSH DEFORMATION. THE CABIN BULGED OUT ON BOTH SIDES AT ITS MID-HEIGHT POINT. THE ENGINE EXAMINATION EXCLUDED MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
NTSB investigation
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