What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Monday, may 12, 2008, at approximately 1702 hrs local time, N1813T, a PA-28-140 owned and operated by privacy data omitted, private pilot certificate number privacy data omitted, departed runway 12 at Stevens Point, WI, and crashed approximately 240 yards off and to the right of the departure end of the runway. The pilot and one passenger were killed on impact, and the aircraft fuselage was consumed in a post crash fire. Inspection of the engine and accessories found no failure; however, inspection of the propeller indicated it was not turning upon impact. The aircraft was stc'd for the use of auto gas, and the pilot had purchased 27.4 gallons at oconto, WI, before making the 71.9 NM flight to ste. The engine fuel selector was selected to the right tank. A continuity check of the flight control cables found no failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1702 HRS LOCAL TIME, N1813T, A PA-28-140 OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED RUNWAY 12 AT STEVENS POINT, WI, AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 240 YARDS OFF AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE KILLED ON IMPACT, AND THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS CONSUMED IN A POST CRASH FIRE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES FOUND NO FAILURE; HOWEVER, INSPECTION OF THE PROPELLER INDICATED IT WAS NOT TURNING UPON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STC'D FOR THE USE OF AUTO GAS, AND THE PILOT HAD PURCHASED 27.4 GALLONS AT OCONTO, WI, BEFORE MAKING THE 71.9 NM FLIGHT TO STE. THE ENGINE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE RIGHT TANK. A CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES FOUND NO FAILURE.
NTSB investigation
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