What happened
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Aircraft was reported to have left flagler county airport palm coast, FL (xfl), enroute to chippewa valley regional airport, eau claire, WI (eau). Pilot had a fuel receipt on him from oba fueling services, inc., ormond beach, FL (omn) dated 03/26/2011 @ 13:53 EDT for 67 gallons charged to neplusultra corp. at the accident sight was an invoice from sunrise aviation , inc., ormond beach, FL dated 03/26/2011 @ 10:34 am EDT for tie down fee on N4085F. No known flight plan was filed. On 03/27/2011, the aircraft was reported as missing and was discovered 04/01/2011 by civil air patrol. Aircraft impacted trees and the side of the hill at 1326 feet MSL. The damage to the trees and impact sight indicate aircraft was at a cruise configuration. The pilot was not instrument rated. At the believed time of the accident, approximately 2:00 am CDT, the weather was on the 26th @ 22:30 CDT - 800'/overcast, at 1:00 CDT (27th) 1500'/broken, 2:00 to 3:30 CDT 1000'/broken and 3:30 CDT 3400'/clouds. At impact the pilot and two other passengers were thrown from the aicraft. There was a post crash fuel fire that did extensive damage to the cockpit and fuselage area. The aircraft maintenance documents and pilot logbooks were not recovered from the sight and presently privacy data omitted (pilot's daughter) has been unable to locate either pilot or aircraft documents.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE LEFT FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT PALM COAST, FL (XFL), ENROUTE TO CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, EAU CLAIRE, WI (EAU). PILOT HAD A FUEL RECEIPT ON HIM FROM OBA FUELING SERVICES, INC., ORMOND BEACH, FL (OMN) DATED 03/26/2011 @ 13:53 EDT FOR 67 GALLONS CHARGED TO NEPLUSULTRA CORP. AT THE ACCIDENT SIGHT WAS AN INVOICE FROM SUNRISE AVIATION , INC., ORMOND BEACH, FL DATED 03/26/2011 @ 10:34 AM EDT FOR TIE DOWN FEE ON N4085F. NO KNOWN FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ON 03/27/2011, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED AS MISSING AND WAS DISCOVERED 04/01/2011 BY CIVIL AIR PATROL. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND THE SIDE OF THE HILL AT 1326 FEET MSL. THE DAMAGE TO THE TREES AND IMPACT SIGHT INDICATE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A CRUISE CONFIGURATION. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. AT THE BELIEVED TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, APPROXIMATELY 2:00 AM CDT, THE WEATHER WAS ON THE 26TH @ 22:30 CDT - 800'/OVERCAST, AT 1:00 CDT (27TH) 1500'/BROKEN, 2:00 TO 3:30 CDT 1000'/BROKEN AND 3:30 CDT 3400'/CLOUDS. AT IMPACT THE PILOT AND TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE THROWN FROM THE AICRAFT. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FUEL FIRE THAT DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE COCKPIT AND FUSELAGE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTS AND PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE SIGHT AND PRESENTLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT'S DAUGHTER) HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE EITHER PILOT OR AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS.
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