What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Passenger privacy data omitted asked PIC timothy dale davenport for a ride in his airplane. Aircraft N78DT (spitfire, Pulsar-experimental) departed wilmar, MN (kill) at approximately 11:50 on 08/16/03. In speaking with privacy data omitted the PIC informed his wife that they would return in approximately 30 minutes and she would need to be ready to depart, because he did not want to fly later in the day due to the hot weather. privacy data omitted Communicated that on the trip up from sisseton, SD the aircraft ran beautifully, it "purred like a kitten". Reported weather 17:00 UTC. @ kill auto 03009 kt 10SM clr 30/19 A3004. The aircraft wreckage was found in a cornfield approximately 8 miles sw of Willmar's airport on 08/17/03 at approximately 12:00. The aircraft was destroyed, no fire. The 2 fatalities were the PIC and the passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED PIC TIMOTHY DALE DAVENPORT FOR A RIDE IN HIS AIRPLANE. AIRCRAFT N78DT (SPITFIRE, PULSAR-EXPERIMENTAL) DEPARTED WILMAR, MN (KILL) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 ON 08/16/03. IN SPEAKING WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PIC INFORMED HIS WIFE THAT THEY WOULD RETURN IN APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND SHE WOULD NEED TO BE READY TO DEPART, BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO FLY LATER IN THE DAY DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMMUNICATED THAT ON THE TRIP UP FROM SISSETON, SD THE AIRCRAFT RAN BEAUTIFULLY, IT "PURRED LIKE A KITTEN". REPORTED WEATHER 17:00 UTC. @ KILL AUTO 03009 KT 10SM CLR 30/19 A3004. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES SW OF WILLMAR'S AIRPORT ON 08/17/03 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, NO FIRE. THE 2 FATALITIES WERE THE PIC AND THE PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
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