What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 9, 2009 I was contacted by the southern regional communications center that an aircraft crash was discovered by the floriday fish and wildlife. The FAA made an on site investigation on July 10, 2009. During the investigation it was discovered the aircraft was a vans RD7A N774US. The airacraft impacted the ground in a near vertical attitude. The enigne and propeller were buried approximately 5 feet underground. The pilot departed winauma airport (FD77) near sun city, Florida for athens, Tennessee. The pilot did not obtain a weather brief or file a flight plan for this flight. See attached narrative.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 9, 2009 I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER THAT AN AIRCRAFT CRASH WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FLORIDAY FISH AND WILDLIFE. THE FAA MADE AN ON SITE INVESTIGATION ON JULY 10, 2009. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT WAS A VANS RD7A N774US. THE AIRACRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE ENIGNE AND PROPELLER WERE BURIED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET UNDERGROUND. THE PILOT DEPARTED WINAUMA AIRPORT (FD77) NEAR SUN CITY, FLORIDA FOR ATHENS, TENNESSEE. THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEF OR FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR THIS FLIGHT. SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.