What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 29, 2016 about 1654 eastern daylight time an unregistered phantom ultralight was destroyed after crashing into terrain in a wooded area near edwards airport NC (9NC3). Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time. The ultralight departed from goose creek airport (28A) prior to the crash. The individual operating the ultralight was fatally injured in the accident. He was attempting to teach himself how to fly. Witnesses observed the ultralight flying low and slow and described the craft entering a stalled condition as it disappeared behind a stand of trees. They heard the pilot apply power and then heard an explosion. They saw flames and smoke over the trees. Ptrs 201604137.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 29, 2016 ABOUT 1654 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME AN UNREGISTERED PHANTOM ULTRALIGHT WAS DESTROYED AFTER CRASHING INTO TERRAIN IN A WOODED AREA NEAR EDWARDS AIRPORT NC (9NC3). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE ULTRALIGHT DEPARTED FROM GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A) PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE INDIVIDUAL OPERATING THE ULTRALIGHT WAS FATALLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TEACH HIMSELF HOW TO FLY. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ULTRALIGHT FLYING LOW AND SLOW AND DESCRIBED THE CRAFT ENTERING A STALLED CONDITION AS IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND A STAND OF TREES. THEY HEARD THE PILOT APPLY POWER AND THEN HEARD AN EXPLOSION. THEY SAW FLAMES AND SMOKE OVER THE TREES. PTRS 201604137.