What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 26, 2015 at 9:28 am CST, N3181R departed menominee county airport enroute to litchfield municipal county airport. Pilot encountered icing conditions and requested a higher altitude to 10,000 feet, still icing rapidly, and then request lower altitude. Icing continued to the amount that the aircraft would no longer produce lift. Pilot was in contact with minneapolis air traffic control tower until 2500 feet. Pilot tried to land on a road towards the east. Aircraft veered to the left due to hitting tree branches and then crashed into a clump of large trees. Left forward seat occupant(student pilot) minor injuries, right forward copilot seat (flight instructor) severe injuries, right aft passenger seat passenger killed on impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 26, 2015 AT 9:28 AM CST, N3181R DEPARTED MENOMINEE COUNTY AIRPORT ENROUTE TO LITCHFIELD MUNICIPAL COUNTY AIRPORT. PILOT ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS AND REQUESTED A HIGHER ALTITUDE TO 10,000 FEET, STILL ICING RAPIDLY, AND THEN REQUEST LOWER ALTITUDE. ICING CONTINUED TO THE AMOUNT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NO LONGER PRODUCE LIFT. PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH MINNEAPOLIS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER UNTIL 2500 FEET. PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON A ROAD TOWARDS THE EAST. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT DUE TO HITTING TREE BRANCHES AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CLUMP OF LARGE TREES. LEFT FORWARD SEAT OCCUPANT(STUDENT PILOT) MINOR INJURIES, RIGHT FORWARD COPILOT SEAT (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) SEVERE INJURIES, RIGHT AFT PASSENGER SEAT PASSENGER KILLED ON IMPACT.
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