What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 6, 2010 N1035M a Cessna 150 received substantial damage after colliding with a tall pine tree then power lines shortly after take-off from a Private grass airfield. The privacy data omitted of the aircraft had an expired student pilot certificate, and received fatal injuries as a result of the accident. The passenger received severe injuries as a result of the accident and was transported by EMS helicopter to the nearest trauma center in spokane, Washington. The post accident investigation revealed that the pilot's weight was estimated at 190 pounds and the passenger at 220 pounds. According to the FAA approved Cessna 150 operators manual, this aircraft departed over the approved gross weight of 1600 pounds. Credible witnesses at the Private airfield estimated the temperatures to be in the 48 degree fahrenheit range, and that the airplane departed with an estimated tailwind of 5 to 10 mile per hour. The Cessna 150 operations manual's performance section clearly depicts that this aircraft would have been unable to clear the 85 foot obstructions/trees at the end of the Private grass airstip. There are no obvious mechanical problems that could have been attributed to this accident. It is apparent however that this particular aircraft has not been maintained in accordance with FAA regulations to include an annual inspection. The purpose for this particular flight was to look for cattle on the colville indian reservation.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 6, 2010 N1035M A CESSNA 150 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER COLLIDING WITH A TALL PINE TREE THEN POWER LINES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRFIELD. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMS HELICOPTER TO THE NEAREST TRAUMA CENTER IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT'S WEIGHT WAS ESTIMATED AT 190 POUNDS AND THE PASSENGER AT 220 POUNDS. ACCORDING TO THE FAA APPROVED CESSNA 150 OPERATORS MANUAL, THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OVER THE APPROVED GROSS WEIGHT OF 1600 POUNDS. CREDIBLE WITNESSES AT THE PRIVATE AIRFIELD ESTIMATED THE TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE 48 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE, AND THAT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED WITH AN ESTIMATED TAILWIND OF 5 TO 10 MILE PER HOUR. THE CESSNA 150 OPERATIONS MANUAL'S PERFORMANCE SECTION CLEARLY DEPICTS THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CLEAR THE 85 FOOT OBSTRUCTIONS/TREES AT THE END OF THE PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTIP.THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT. IT IS APPARENT HOWEVER THAT THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PURPOSE FOR THIS PARTICULAR FLIGHT WAS TO LOOK FOR CATTLE ON THE COLVILLE INDIAN RESERVATION.
NTSB investigation
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