What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 28, 2006 at 1300 central daylight savings time, a Grumman ag-cat 164-B, registered to privacy data omitted and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted collided with trees shortly after takeoff from runway 36 near de witt, Arkansas. The airplane was operated under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations, part 137 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the revenue flight. The pilot received no injuries, but the aircraft was destroyed by collision with trees and post impact fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2006 AT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A GRUMMAN AG-CAT 164-B, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 NEAR DE WITT, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 137 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE REVENUE FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY COLLISION WITH TREES AND POST IMPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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