What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 16, 2008, approximately 1922 local eastern standard time (0022 zulu), N3217L, a Hawker Beechcraft corporation BE-58 airplane, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with lake erie during its climb after takeoff from the Burke Lakefront Airport (kbkl), Cleveland, Ohio. The 14CFR part 91 positioning flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The pilot received fatal injuries. The flight was originated from kbkl and was destined for the niagara falls international airport (kiag), near niagara falls, new york.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 16, 2008, APPROXIMATELY 1922 LOCAL EASTERN STANDARD TIME (0022 ZULU), N3217L, A HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORPORATION BE-58 AIRPLANE, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH LAKE ERIE DURING ITS CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE BURKE LAKEFRONT AIRPORT (KBKL), CLEVELAND, OHIO. THE 14CFR PART 91 POSITIONING FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATED FROM KBKL AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIAG), NEAR NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.