What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N36725 departed millville (miv) 0151Z 04/06/2005 VMC and without flight following. The pilots reported they were going to wildwood/cape may (wwd) for practice approaches. The wreckage of N36725 was found in the acorn campground of Green Creek, new jersey a short time before 1400Z on 04/06/2005. A witness reported hearing an aircraft over the campgrounds and a strange crashing and popping noise around 10:00 pm on the night of 04/05/2005. The aircraft crashed 2.05 NM north of the approach end of r/w 19 at wwd. The crash sit is n 39 degrees 3.020 min/w 74 degrees 54.552 min. This is very close to the rwy 19 localizer course for r/w 19. The aircraft descended wings level into the tops of the trees with the gear down on an approximate heading of 270 degrees. The aircraft was completely destroyed and both pilots were killed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N36725 DEPARTED MILLVILLE (MIV) 0151Z 04/06/2005 VMC AND WITHOUT FLIGHT FOLLOWING. THE PILOTS REPORTED THEY WERE GOING TO WILDWOOD/CAPE MAY (WWD) FOR PRACTICE APPROACHES. THE WRECKAGE OF N36725 WAS FOUND IN THE ACORN CAMPGROUND OF GREEN CREEK, NEW JERSEY A SHORT TIME BEFORE 1400Z ON 04/06/2005. A WITNESS REPORTED HEARING AN AIRCRAFT OVER THE CAMPGROUNDS AND A STRANGE CRASHING AND POPPING NOISE AROUND 10:00 PM ON THE NIGHT OF 04/05/2005. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 2.05 NM NORTH OF THE APPROACH END OF R/W 19 AT WWD. THE CRASH SIT IS N 39 DEGREES 3.020 MIN/W 74 DEGREES 54.552 MIN. THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE RWY 19 LOCALIZER COURSE FOR R/W 19. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED WINGS LEVEL INTO THE TOPS OF THE TREES WITH THE GEAR DOWN ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 270 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND BOTH PILOTS WERE KILLED.
NTSB investigation
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