What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 27, 2014, about 2130 Hawaii time, a Piper PA-31-350, N483VA, collided with terrain shortly after departure from the Lanai airport (lny), Lanai City, Hawaii. The certified commercial pilot and two passengers were fatally injured and three other passengers were seriously injured. The airplane was substantially damaged and was partially consumed by post impact fire. The airplane was registered to maui aircraft leasing, LLC and operated by maui island air under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 135 as a cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on a visual flight rules flight plan. The flight had a planned destination of kahului airport, kahului, Hawaii.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014, ABOUT 2130 HAWAII TIME, A PIPER PA-31-350, N483VA, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE LANAI AIRPORT (LNY), LANAI CITY, HAWAII. THE CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THREE OTHER PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MAUI AIRCRAFT LEASING, LLC AND OPERATED BY MAUI ISLAND AIR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135 AS A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH OPERATED ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT HAD A PLANNED DESTINATION OF KAHULUI AIRPORT, KAHULUI, HAWAII.
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