What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1238 EST ^Mr. Milwood ashley dekle,^ holder of private pilots certificate ^3242200,^ departed toccoa airport, ktoc, for cairo-grady county airport,70J. At approximately 1415 EST ^Mr. Dekle's^ aircraft, registration N1216F, crashed near Newborn, GA in a wooded field. ^Mr. Dekle,^ a private pilot, perished in the accident. He was the only person onboard. The fuselage of the aircraft was consumed by a post crash fire. The wings, engine, empennage and tail were separated from the fuselage and laid in the 150' debris field. Several large trees had been impacted and broken in half, the largest measuring 22'' in diameter. Post accident the aircraft path was discovered on opsvue and indicated a strange circling flight track to the accident scene.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1238 EST ^MR. MILWOOD ASHLEY DEKLE,^ HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOTS CERTIFICATE ^3242200,^ DEPARTED TOCCOA AIRPORT, KTOC, FOR CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY AIRPORT,70J. AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 EST ^MR. DEKLE'S^ AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION N1216F, CRASHED NEAR NEWBORN, GA IN A WOODED FIELD. ^MR. DEKLE,^ A PRIVATE PILOT, PERISHED IN THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD. THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. THE WINGS, ENGINE, EMPENNAGE AND TAIL WERE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND LAID IN THE 150' DEBRIS FIELD. SEVERAL LARGE TREES HAD BEEN IMPACTED AND BROKEN IN HALF, THE LARGEST MEASURING 22'' IN DIAMETER. POST ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT PATH WAS DISCOVERED ON OPSVUE AND INDICATED A STRANGE CIRCLING FLIGHT TRACK TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.