What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 05/19/2008, privacy data omitted was the pilot of aircraft N90930, Bellanca 7GCBC. privacy data omitted Stated that the accident occurred sometime in the afternoon. privacy data omitted Stated that he was camping in a meadow 2-3 hundred yards east of the coast and 30 miles north of fort bragg, CA. privacy data omitted Stated that he departed from the meadow and as he was about one minute into his flight he clipped some trees with the aircraft's landing gear and crashed on a hilltop somewhere near Rockport, CA. privacy data omitted Stated that there were no injuries to himself or his passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 05/19/2008, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N90930, BELLANCA 7GCBC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SOMETIME IN THE AFTERNOON. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS CAMPING IN A MEADOW 2-3 HUNDRED YARDS EAST OF THE COAST AND 30 MILES NORTH OF FORT BRAGG, CA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM THE MEADOW AND AS HE WAS ABOUT ONE MINUTE INTO HIS FLIGHT HE CLIPPED SOME TREES WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR AND CRASHED ON A HILLTOP SOMEWHERE NEAR ROCKPORT, CA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO HIMSELF OR HIS PASSENGER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.