What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 21, 2006, at 2145 EDT, a Ercoupe model 415-C, N99355, piloted by privacy data omitted crashed short of landing at Panacea municipal airpark (2J0) and burned at the scene in Panacea, Florida. The pilot was taking a night pleasure flight with a fellow pilot and was airborne only approximately 14 minutes. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft is destroyed and completely burned except for the tail feathers. The flight originated at the same airport it was attempting to land at. Both occupants were fatally injured and died in the fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2006, AT 2145 EDT, A ERCOUPE MODEL 415-C, N99355, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED CRASHED SHORT OF LANDING AT PANACEA MUNICIPAL AIRPARK (2J0) AND BURNED AT THE SCENE IN PANACEA, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS TAKING A NIGHT PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH A FELLOW PILOT AND WAS AIRBORNE ONLY APPROXIMATELY 14 MINUTES. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED AND COMPLETELY BURNED EXCEPT FOR THE TAIL FEATHERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SAME AIRPORT IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND DIED IN THE FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.