What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 8, 2006, at 1250 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-32-260, N3380W, s/n 32-235, 1965, collided with a house on climb out at High valley airport (GA87) in Suches, Georgia. The aircraft is registered to and operated by flying High aviation LLC as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. The flight departed hilton head island airport (hxd), hilton head, south carolina, at 0949 EDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. An eyewitness stated that the pilot touched down long on the grass strip and decided to conduct a go-around. He added full power and pulled up to avoid the trees at the departure end of the runway. Witnesses stated that as the airplane climbed out the pilot banked the airplane to the left. The airplane stalled while attempting to land in a field and collided with a house.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 8, 2006, AT 1250 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-32-260, N3380W, S/N 32-235, 1965, COLLIDED WITH A HOUSE ON CLIMB OUT AT HIGH VALLEY AIRPORT (GA87) IN SUCHES, GEORGIA. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY FLYING HIGH AVIATION LLC AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT (HXD), HILTON HEAD, SOUTH CAROLINA, AT 0949 EDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AN EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE GRASS STRIP AND DECIDED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND. HE ADDED FULL POWER AND PULLED UP TO AVOID THE TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES STATED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED OUT THE PILOT BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE STALLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD AND COLLIDED WITH A HOUSE.
NTSB investigation
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