What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft, N91BK, amateur built bakeng duce, sn #638, had been located on 10/24/06, in appomattox, Virginia, at 1146 hours, with the sole occupant (pilot) deceased. The pilot's destination was greensboro, NC (gso). The aircraft had been lost since 10/22/06. At approximately 1800 hours, on 10/22/06, witnesses observed the aircraft attempt an approach to an ultralight field. The aircraft appeared to be blown off course, climbed out, banked hard to the right and crashed in a wooded area. Aircraft was found laying on its right side, broken tree branches were noted overhead. The wings, fuel tanks, and forward fuselage sections were destroyed. The engine was partially buried in the ground. Forward and aft airspeed indicators displayed approximately 135 knots. According to airmen records, the pilot was issued a third class medical on 5/1/06. The pilot did not have an instrument rating, and had accumulated approximately 300 flight hours. The total time in aircraft make/model is unknown. The weather, from the national weather service, was 100' ceiling with fog. The light conditions were dusk. The reported visibility was 5 miles. The aircraft was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT, N91BK, AMATEUR BUILT BAKENG DUCE, SN #638, HAD BEEN LOCATED ON 10/24/06, IN APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA, AT 1146 HOURS, WITH THE SOLE OCCUPANT (PILOT) DECEASED. THE PILOT'S DESTINATION WAS GREENSBORO, NC (GSO). THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN LOST SINCE 10/22/06. AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS, ON 10/22/06, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPT AN APPROACH TO AN ULTRALIGHT FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE BLOWN OFF COURSE, CLIMBED OUT, BANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE, BROKEN TREE BRANCHES WERE NOTED OVERHEAD. THE WINGS, FUEL TANKS, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE SECTIONS WERE DESTROYED. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY BURIED IN THE GROUND. FORWARD AND AFT AIRSPEED INDICATORS DISPLAYED APPROXIMATELY 135 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO AIRMEN RECORDS, THE PILOT WAS ISSUED A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL ON 5/1/06. THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING, AND HAD ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 300 FLIGHT HOURS. THE TOTAL TIME IN AIRCRAFT MAKE/MODEL IS UNKNOWN. THE WEATHER, FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, WAS 100' CEILING WITH FOG. THE LIGHT CONDITIONS WERE DUSK. THE REPORTED VISIBILITY WAS 5 MILES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
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