What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 7, 2010 at 1226 CST, a Cessna T210N aircraft, N2081U, registered to and being operated by privacy data omitted, a certificated private pilot, and one passenger privacy data omitted a certificated private pilot departed from the vermilion regional airport, danville, Illinois, (kdnv) at approximately 0930 CST on a cross-country flight to georgetown, Texas (kgtu). No VFR flight plan was file prior to the flight. Flight following services were being utilized through memphis center. VFR meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of departure. As the aircraft approached the flippin VOR, 10 miles south of Mt. Home, AR the aircraft entered IMC conditions. Pilot requested clearance to descend from 066 to 040. ATC lost radar contact as the aircraft decended below 044. The aircraft crashed into a densely wooded forest, caught fire and was destroyed. Both occupants of the aircraft were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash site.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 AT 1226 CST, A CESSNA T210N AIRCRAFT, N2081U, REGISTERED TO AND BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE VERMILION REGIONAL AIRPORT, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, (KDNV) AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 CST ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO GEORGETOWN, TEXAS (KGTU). NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILE PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICES WERE BEING UTILIZED THROUGH MEMPHIS CENTER. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE FLIPPIN VOR, 10 MILES SOUTH OF MT. HOME, AR THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED IMC CONDITIONS. PILOT REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO DESCEND FROM 066 TO 040. ATC LOST RADAR CONTACT AS THE AIRCRAFT DECENDED BELOW 044. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A DENSELY WOODED FOREST, CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH SITE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.