What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 02, 2006 at approximately 1015 eastern std time, a Cessna 150K N6401G, operated by a private pilot was destroyed when it impacted the terrain in dorton KY. Weather at the time was dense fog. Aircraft was located September 03, 2006 by helicopter owned by a local company, the cap and local emergency response team. Aircraft departed from brasstown airfield in murphy, NC apparently heading to florence KY. The aircraft was operated by the pilot privacy data omitted who received fatal injuries as a result of aircraft impacting terrain approximately 300 feet below mountain ridge. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and a fire consumed the cockpit area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 02, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 EASTERN STD TIME, A CESSNA 150K N6401G, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN DORTON KY. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS DENSE FOG. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED SEPTEMBER 03, 2006 BY HELICOPTER OWNED BY A LOCAL COMPANY, THE CAP AND LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM BRASSTOWN AIRFIELD IN MURPHY, NC APPARENTLY HEADING TO FLORENCE KY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF AIRCRAFT IMPACTING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET BELOW MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT AND A FIRE CONSUMED THE COCKPIT AREA.
NTSB investigation
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