What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 18, 2015 approximately 1930 eastern standard time, a RV-4 N77BP, crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area in south Madison county, Florida. The certificated pilot and passenger were fatally injured on impact. The airplane had substantial damage by impact forces. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91, and no flight plan was filed. Instrumental meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from ocala international airport (kocf), ocala, Florida.
The national transportation safety board (NTSB) had the wreckage removed from crash site and move to aircraft salvage yard for further examination of the engine and system components.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 18, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 1930 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A RV-4 N77BP, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A WOODED AREA IN SOUTH MADISON COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED ON IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY IMPACT FORCES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. INSTRUMENTAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KOCF), OCALA, FLORIDA.
THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) HAD THE WRECKAGE REMOVED FROM CRASH SITE AND MOVE TO AIRCRAFT SALVAGE YARD FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.