What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight of N6579M originated at winchester airport (bfg) on may 3, 2015, at approximately 1430 CST. And departed traveling westbound 12.9 miles to where the aircraft was located on may 4 2015. 8:30AM CST. On may 3, 2015 at approximately 1440 CST, N6579M a Cessna 182 single engine airplane, was destroyed when it impacted trees, terrain and livestock at a high rate of forward airspeed near Mulberry, Tennessee. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to, and operated by, the pilot. There was no flight plan filed for the flight ,the weather conditions at the time of the flight were VMC (visual meteorological conditions). The personal flight was conducted under 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT OF N6579M ORIGINATED AT WINCHESTER AIRPORT (BFG) ON MAY 3, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CST. AND DEPARTED TRAVELING WESTBOUND 12.9 MILES TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED ON MAY 4 2015. 8:30AM CST. ON MAY 3, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1440 CST, N6579M A CESSNA 182 SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES, TERRAIN AND LIVESTOCK AT A HIGH RATE OF FORWARD AIRSPEED NEAR MULBERRY, TENNESSEE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY, THE PILOT. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT ,THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT WERE VMC (VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS). THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
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