What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 24, 2006 at 1145 eastern daylight time, N7110E (Cessna 182B) piloted by privacy data omitted came to rest in the tops of two large oak trees. This was a forced landing that took place near Gainesville, GA in hall county located off highway 129 near barett road. The trees' limbs broke which caused the aircraft to become inverted and fall to the ground landing on its roof. The aircraft received substantial damage. The pilot in command was fatally injured, and the passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from massey ranch airpark, new smyrna beach, Florida, on April 24, 2006, at 0845. (Witness near the crash site stated that the aircraft was flying low over the trees and the propeller seemed to be motionless. The witness also stated that the aircraft was making noises that sounded as if the pilot was trying to restart the engine prior to the crash).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2006 AT 1145 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, N7110E (CESSNA 182B) PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME TO REST IN THE TOPS OF TWO LARGE OAK TREES. THIS WAS A FORCED LANDING THAT TOOK PLACE NEAR GAINESVILLE, GA IN HALL COUNTY LOCATED OFF HIGHWAY 129 NEAR BARETT ROAD. THE TREES' LIMBS BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME INVERTED AND FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON ITS ROOF. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, ON APRIL 24, 2006, AT 0845. (WITNESS NEAR THE CRASH SITE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LOW OVER THE TREES AND THE PROPELLER SEEMED TO BE MOTIONLESS. THE WITNESS ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING NOISES THAT SOUNDED AS IF THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE PRIOR TO THE CRASH).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.