What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted, Flying PA-24-250, N7757P, departed runway 03 at the orange county, NY (mgj) airport at approximately 1341L, withinapproximately 1 minute of the second aircraft involved, PA-28-150, N5275L, flown by privacy data omitted, who he had dropped off at mgj to pick up N5275L on behalf of the owner. It is believed that both aircraft were returning to the sussex (fwn) airport. Radar plot data indicates the aircraft in trail, with the second aircraft closure speed of approximately 25 KTS. The aircraft collided approximately 5 minutes later at 2000'MSL. N5275L crashed inverted in a wooded area and did not burn. N7757P crashed approximately a quarter mile away and was consumed by fire. Amended 10/19/2011: added n# of second aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLYING PA-24-250, N7757P, DEPARTED RUNWAY 03 AT THE ORANGE COUNTY, NY (MGJ) AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1341L, WITHINAPPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT INVOLVED, PA-28-150, N5275L, FLOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO HE HAD DROPPED OFF AT MGJ TO PICK UP N5275L ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER. IT IS BELIEVED THAT BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE RETURNING TO THE SUSSEX (FWN) AIRPORT. RADAR PLOT DATA INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT IN TRAIL, WITH THE SECOND AIRCRAFT CLOSURE SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER AT 2000'MSL. N5275L CRASHED INVERTED IN A WOODED AREA AND DID NOT BURN. N7757P CRASHED APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER MILE AWAY AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE. AMENDED 10/19/2011: ADDED N# OF SECOND AIRCRAFT.
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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