What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft N14787 departed klvj at 0957 on 4/28/2010. At approx 1020 a witness southeast of the airport reported seeing the plane in a high speed dive. The witness stated that it sounded like it crashed and he heard a loud boom. The aircraft initially impacted at the edge of a field before continuing into a line of trees. The fuselage was destroyed by fire.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N14787 DEPARTED KLVJ AT 0957 ON 4/28/2010. AT APPROX 1020 A WITNESS SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT REPORTED SEEING THE PLANE IN A HIGH SPEED DIVE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT CRASHED AND HE HEARD A LOUD BOOM. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY IMPACTED AT THE EDGE OF A FIELD BEFORE CONTINUING INTO A LINE OF TREES. THE FUSELAGE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.