What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 16, 2008, at 0525 eastern daylight time on Cessna 182B, canadian registration c-ffbc, registered to a private owner collided with a swamp and the ground while maneuvering in the vicinity of Wildwood, Florida, on a private ranch. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 with no flight plan filed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and the airplane received substantial damage. The non-instrument private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed from lake wales municipal airport, lake wales, Florida, at 0447. The caretaker of a private ranch located the wreckage of the airplane at 0845 on March 16, 2008.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 16, 2008, AT 0525 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME ON CESSNA 182B, CANADIAN REGISTRATION C-FFBC, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER COLLIDED WITH A SWAMP AND THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF WILDWOOD, FLORIDA, ON A PRIVATE RANCH. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE NON-INSTRUMENT PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM LAKE WALES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, AT 0447. THE CARETAKER OF A PRIVATE RANCH LOCATED THE WRECKAGE OF THE AIRPLANE AT 0845 ON MARCH 16, 2008.