What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Thursday, August 16, 2007, at approximately 1124 EDT, a Cessna 172 float plane, N738JE, occupied by privacy data omitted and the pilot privacy data omitted departed from irondequoit bay headed in a southerly direction. Upon reaching approximatley 300 feet, the aircraft made a left hand turn to north, at which time the left wing began to lower and the aircraft entered into a spin configuration. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft impacted the ground in a nose down attitude and became engulfed in flames. The fire rescue team responded and put out the ensuing fire, whereupon they discovered that both of the aforementioned occupants were deceased.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1124 EDT, A CESSNA 172 FLOAT PLANE, N738JE, OCCUPIED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM IRONDEQUOIT BAY HEADED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATLEY 300 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN TO NORTH, AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO LOWER AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A SPIN CONFIGURATION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE RESCUE TEAM RESPONDED AND PUT OUT THE ENSUING FIRE, WHEREUPON THEY DISCOVERED THAT BOTH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED OCCUPANTS WERE DECEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N738JE · 3
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