What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N967SP departed from the Naples (apf) airport approximately at 1920 local time. He flew towards marco island airport. He crossed marco island airport at altitude and followed the runway heading approximately 170 degrees. At approximately 1945 local time, the aircraft crashed about 5 miles south of the runway and about 1 mile south of goodland on a mud bank, feet away from the mangroves in a cove. High tide was approximately at 1752. At high tide the water was about 3-4 feet and 0 feet at low tide. (2346 low tide) weather was clear 10 mile visability, very dark with no moon.
As the FAA filed it
N967SP DEPARTED FROM THE NAPLES (APF) AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY AT 1920 LOCAL TIME. HE FLEW TOWARDS MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT. HE CROSSED MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT AT ALTITUDE AND FOLLOWED THE RUNWAY HEADING APPROXIMATELY 170 DEGREES. AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 LOCAL TIME, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF GOODLAND ON A MUD BANK, FEET AWAY FROM THE MANGROVES IN A COVE. HIGH TIDE WAS APPROXIMATELY AT 1752. AT HIGH TIDE THE WATER WAS ABOUT 3-4 FEET AND 0 FEET AT LOW TIDE. (2346 LOW TIDE) WEATHER WAS CLEAR 10 MILE VISABILITY, VERY DARK WITH NO MOON.
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