What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 30, 2006, at approximately 1810 eastern time, a Cessna 210, N5212U, operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain 3 miles west of Cincinnati municipal airport-lunken field, OH (luk). Weather at the time of the accident was visual meteorological conditions. Lunken tower stated that N5212U was a title 14 CFR part 91 flight and was not operating on a flight plan. The flight originated from luk and was enroute to greene county-lewis a. jackson dayton, OH (L19). The acft was piloted by privacy data omitted and the aircraft was destroyed on impact with the terrain while returning to luk. Certified transcripts of communication between luk and N5212U, obtained from luk tower, indicated that N5212U departed 21 left heading toward dayton. At approximately blue ash, OH the pilot reported he needed to return to the lunken airport. Tower told him to squawk 1200 and he never responded. The pilot never stated that he was having a problem nor declared an emergency. The pilot received fatal injuries as a result of the accident. The acft was destroyed and there was no indication of post fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 30, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1810 EASTERN TIME, A CESSNA 210, N5212U, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 3 MILES WEST OF CINCINNATI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-LUNKEN FIELD, OH (LUK). WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. LUNKEN TOWER STATED THAT N5212U WAS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT AND WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LUK AND WAS ENROUTE TO GREENE COUNTY-LEWIS A. JACKSON DAYTON, OH (L19). THE ACFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY D^ AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE RETURNING TO LUK. CERTIFIED TRANSCRIPTS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LUK AND N5212U, OBTAINED FROM LUK TOWER, INDICATED THAT N5212U DEPARTED 21 LEFT HEADING TOWARD DAYTON. AT APPROXIMATELY BLUE ASH, OH THE PILOT REPORTED HE NEEDED TO RETURN TO THE LUNKEN AIRPORT. TOWER TOLD HIM TO SQUAWK 1200 AND HE NEVER RESPONDED. THE PILOT NEVER STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM NOR DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF POST FIRE.
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