What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 1, 2009 at 1500 local time, privacy data omitted was pilot in command with passenger privacy data omitted onboard of Piper PA-18-150 serial number 18090075 registration number N2424A. The aircraft departed from ayavavlla strip, a private strip in Tallahassee. The aircraft leveled off at 10 foot and maintained that altitude racing a jeep and a motorcycle down the strip. As the aircraft overtook the jeep the left wing tip of the aircraft struck both occupants of the jeep and windshield of the jeep. The jeep turned left and went into a tree line and hit a tree. Both occupants of the jeep were killed. The occupants of the aircraft were not injured.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 1, 2009 AT 1500 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND WITH PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONBOARD OF PIPER PA-18-150 SERIAL NUMBER 18090075 REGISTRATION NUMBER N2424A. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM AYAVAVLLA STRIP, A PRIVATE STRIP IN TALLAHASSEE. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 10 FOOT AND MAINTAINED THAT ALTITUDE RACING A JEEP AND A MOTORCYCLE DOWN THE STRIP. AS THE AIRCRAFT OVERTOOK THE JEEP THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE JEEP AND WINDSHIELD OF THE JEEP. THE JEEP TURNED LEFT AND WENT INTO A TREE LINE AND HIT A TREE. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE JEEP WERE KILLED. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.