What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While on a local VFR flight, the aircraft crashed into the san joaquin river near Antioch , CA. The pilot, sole occupant was fatally injured. The pilot received his private pilot certificate one week prior to the accident. ATC radar records indicated the pilot departed concord buchanan field and climbed in a northerly direction to an altitude of 5300' approximately above the accident site. Radar data indicates the aircraft descended rapidly and increased ground speed. Witnesses on the surface observed it flying erratically prior to impact. The wreckage was submerged in the river and some parts including the propeller were not recovered. Available wreckage was analyzed and no mechanical anomalies were found.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NEAR ANTIOCH , CA. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ATC RADAR RECORDS INDICATED THE PILOT DEPARTED CONCORD BUCHANAN FIELD AND CLIMBED IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION TO AN ALTITUDE OF 5300' APPROXIMATELY ABOVE THE ACCIDENT SITE. RADAR DATA INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED RAPIDLY AND INCREASED GROUND SPEED. WITNESSES ON THE SURFACE OBSERVED IT FLYING ERRATICALLY PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE WRECKAGE WAS SUBMERGED IN THE RIVER AND SOME PARTS INCLUDING THE PROPELLER WERE NOT RECOVERED. AVAILABLE WRECKAGE WAS ANALYZED AND NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE FOUND.
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