What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 3, 2013 at approximately 0937 an Aero Commander 680-E, N71DF privacy data omitted collided with several trees upon take off from jim finlay farm airport (28FL), Cresent City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and three passengers sustained minor injuries and were treated at putnam community hospital and released in the afternoon of December 3, 2013.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 3, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 0937 AN AERO COMMANDER 680-E, N71DF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL TREES UPON TAKE OFF FROM JIM FINLAY FARM AIRPORT (28FL), CRESENT CITY, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AT PUTNAM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND RELEASED IN THE AFTERNOON OF DECEMBER 3, 2013.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.