What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 04, 2009, at about 1430 eastern standard time, a polaris F1B experimental aircraft N171MB registered to privacy data omitted operating as 14 CFR part 91 flight crashed in a wooded area after taking off from lake murray in Lexington, SC. Visual meteorological condition prevaled. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and passenger had serious injuries. privacy data omitted Does not have or ever held a pilot certificate and only has a airframe and powerplant certificate. No aircraft maintenance records, airworthy certificate, registration were found in the aircraft. The family members could not locate any records at privacy data omitted resident and stated "we don't think my father had any records".
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 04, 2009, AT ABOUT 1430 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A POLARIS F1B EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT N171MB REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATING AS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA AFTER TAKING OFF FROM LAKE MURRAY IN LEXINGTON, SC. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVALED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD SERIOUS INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DOES NOT HAVE OR EVER HELD A PILOT CERTIFICATE AND ONLY HAS A AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT CERTIFICATE. NO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AIRWORTHY CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION WERE FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE FAMILY MEMBERS COULD NOT LOCATE ANY RECORDS AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESIDENT AND STATED "WE DON'T THINK MY FATHER HAD ANY RECORDS".
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.