What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 17, 2013, about 1711 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N1512Y, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain just after departing runway 20L at the Fairbanks international airport, Fairbanks, Alaska. The private pilot was fatally injured, and two passengers sutained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to the pilot and was being operated as a 14 CFR part 91 visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country flight when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed for the flight destined to north pole, Alaska
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 17, 2013, ABOUT 1711 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N1512Y, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN JUST AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 20L AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND TWO PASSENGERS SUTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT DESTINED TO NORTH POLE, ALASKA
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.