What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 16, 2018, about 1935 central daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N2893Q, impacted trees and terrain shortly after departure from Rhome meadows airport (T76), Rhome, Texas. The commercial rated pilot was fatally injured and the 3 passengers sustained serious injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight had just departed T76 at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 16, 2018, ABOUT 1935 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N2893Q, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RHOME MEADOWS AIRPORT (T76), RHOME, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE 3 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED T76 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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