What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 29, 2011 at approximately 1600 EDT an experimental amateur built aircraft Hrosik Gene Aventura II, N5842, registered to privacy data omitted and piloted by privacy data omitted, collided with a tree branch at Thunderbird airpart (2FA5) Crescent City FL shortly after take-off. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged, no injuries were sustained by the pilot. This accident was reported to the FAA on 4/4/2011.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 29, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 EDT AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT HROSIK GENE AVENTURA II, N5842, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH A TREE BRANCH AT THUNDERBIRD AIRPART (2FA5) CRESCENT CITY FL SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT.THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FAA ON 4/4/2011.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.