What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed elliott field, Illinois (tip) with a final destination of napoleon municipal, north dakota (5B5). Approximately 8 miles east of Corning, Iowa, the aircraft impacted the ground on an easterly heading. Aircraft destruction was total. There were unconfirmed reports from emergency service personnel and a state troopers of local weather conditions consisting of localized severe rain and thunderstorms. One of the state troopers, who is a pilot for the state police, stated there were times of 0 visibility on the day in question. Adams county dispatch was notified of an overdue aircraft via fax at 23:50 hours from offutt air force base emergency services coordinator. The notification indicated a radar report showing the aircraft was turning around at the time of the radar hit. Note: block 22 shows the aircraft was conducting a ferry flight. The aircraft was being relocated from tip to 5B5, but was not operating on a special flight permit under the provisions of 21.197 (a)(1).
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED ELLIOTT FIELD, ILLINOIS (TIP) WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF NAPOLEON MUNICIPAL, NORTH DAKOTA (5B5). APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES EAST OF CORNING, IOWA, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON AN EASTERLY HEADING. AIRCRAFT DESTRUCTION WAS TOTAL. THERE WERE UNCONFIRMED REPORTS FROM EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL AND A STATE TROOPERS OF LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF LOCALIZED SEVERE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. ONE OF THE STATE TROOPERS, WHO IS A PILOT FOR THE STATE POLICE, STATED THERE WERE TIMES OF 0 VISIBILITY ON THE DAY IN QUESTION. ADAMS COUNTY DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED OF AN OVERDUE AIRCRAFT VIA FAX AT 23:50 HOURS FROM OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR. THE NOTIFICATION INDICATED A RADAR REPORT SHOWING THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING AROUND AT THE TIME OF THE RADAR HIT. NOTE: BLOCK 22 SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A FERRY FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING RELOCATED FROM TIP TO 5B5, BUT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 21.197 (A)(1).
NTSB investigation
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