What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 7, 2011, about 1135 eastern standard time, a Piper Sport, N420PS, crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area adjacent to anderson snow road in hernando county, FL. The certificated pilot was fatally injured and the remains were found approximately three quarters of mile from the crash site. The aircraft was partially consumed by post-crash fire. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91, and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from southwest Florida international airport (krsw), fort myers, Florida.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 7, 2011, ABOUT 1135 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER SPORT, N420PS, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO ANDERSON SNOW ROAD IN HERNANDO COUNTY, FL. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE REMAINS WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTERS OF MILE FROM THE CRASH SITE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KRSW), FORT MYERS, FLORIDA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.