What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Brenda richard received a weather breifing along with a first hand pilot report from a pilot who just landed. That pilot stated the weather was rapidly deteriorating , and recommended against flying under visual flight rules.
Not having an instrument rating, she departed Truckee, California and attempted to clear the weather by heading north before turning southwest to petaluma, califorina.
She was observed circling a cabin near the crash site. The snow was becomming heavy, and widespread at that time.
The aircraft struck a large pine tree in a right bank and a nose low angle at a high rate of speed, resulting in the fatality of both occupants. The aircraft was desroyed.
As the FAA filed it
BRENDA RICHARD RECEIVED A WEATHER BREIFING ALONG WITH A FIRST HAND PILOT REPORT FROM A PILOT WHO JUST LANDED. THAT PILOT STATED THE WEATHER WAS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING , AND RECOMMENDED AGAINST FLYING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.
NOT HAVING AN INSTRUMENT RATING, SHE DEPARTED TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE WEATHER BY HEADING NORTH BEFORE TURNING SOUTHWEST TO PETALUMA, CALIFORINA.
SHE WAS OBSERVED CIRCLING A CABIN NEAR THE CRASH SITE. THE SNOW WAS BECOMMING HEAVY, AND WIDESPREAD AT THAT TIME.
THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE PINE TREE IN A RIGHT BANK AND A NOSE LOW ANGLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, RESULTING IN THE FATALITY OF BOTH OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESROYED.
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