What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 03/25/2007 at 1724 EST Cessna aircraft, CE-150-M, registration number N66673 crashed after takeoff from a 1,200 feet long grass strip in Austin, Indiana. The aircraft clipped tree tops and hit the corner of a porch and roof of a home ending on the yard. The pilot and passenger were pulled out of the wreckage with serious injuries by the home owner before the plane burst in flames by the post accident fire. No one on the ground was involved or injured. The two occupants were taken to the louisville university hospital by helicopter (statcare). The center fuselage section from the instrument panel to the empennage was consumed by the post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 03/25/2007 AT 1724 EST CESSNA AIRCRAFT, CE-150-M, REGISTRATION NUMBER N66673 CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A 1,200 FEET LONG GRASS STRIP IN AUSTIN, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED TREE TOPS AND HIT THE CORNER OF A PORCH AND ROOF OF A HOME ENDING ON THE YARD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE PULLED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES BY THE HOME OWNER BEFORE THE PLANE BURST IN FLAMES BY THE POST ACCIDENT FIRE. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INVOLVED OR INJURED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE TAKEN TO THE LOUISVILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER (STATCARE). THE CENTER FUSELAGE SECTION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE EMPENNAGE WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST CRASH 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.