What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N3224G, BE-A36, s/n: E-2924 departed from chicago executive airport (pwk) to lakeland airport, minocqua (arv) on 9/9/2012. At 1648Z, 1148CDT N3224G was cleared by mke approach direct arv, at 1652Z, 1152CDT the data block of N3224G dissappeared from radar. Attempts to reach aircraft on 121.5 were unsuccessful. According to mke approach moments later they received a phone call from kenosha tower (enw) of an eyewitness account of an airplane crash near eagle lake. According to mke ATC the last altitude reported was 6000 ft and there was no distress call made from N3224G at that time. The aircraft crash under unknown circumstances in a residential area on the southwest side of eagle lake. The high energy impact and the post crash fire destroyed the aircraft. One person on board (pilot privacy data omitted) was fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
N3224G, BE-A36, S/N: E-2924 DEPARTED FROM CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (PWK) TO LAKELAND AIRPORT, MINOCQUA (ARV) ON 9/9/2012. AT 1648Z, 1148CDT N3224G WAS CLEARED BY MKE APPROACH DIRECT ARV, AT 1652Z, 1152CDT THE DATA BLOCK OF N3224G DISSAPPEARED FROM RADAR. ATTEMPTS TO REACH AIRCRAFT ON 121.5 WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. ACCORDING TO MKE APPROACH MOMENTS LATER THEY RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM KENOSHA TOWER (ENW) OF AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF AN AIRPLANE CRASH NEAR EAGLE LAKE. ACCORDING TO MKE ATC THE LAST ALTITUDE REPORTED WAS 6000 FT AND THERE WAS NO DISTRESS CALL MADE FROM N3224G AT THAT TIME. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF EAGLE LAKE. THE HIGH ENERGY IMPACT AND THE POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. ONE PERSON ON BOARD (PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) WAS FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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