What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A VFR rated pilot departed the airport northbound into IMC conditions. The approach air traffic controller (ATC) was in contact with the pilot asking his intensions of the flight. The pilot stated he was "just trying to get through this cloud". ATC gave vectors for a westerly turn away from precipitation. The pilot initially turned west for a moment then turned north, directly into a heavy rain cell. No further contact was made with the pilot. Shortly there after, the aircraft impacted the ground. A post crash fire destroyed the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
A VFR RATED PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT NORTHBOUND INTO IMC CONDITIONS. THE APPROACH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER (ATC) WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PILOT ASKING HIS INTENSIONS OF THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS "JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS CLOUD". ATC GAVE VECTORS FOR A WESTERLY TURN AWAY FROM PRECIPITATION. THE PILOT INITIALLY TURNED WEST FOR A MOMENT THEN TURNED NORTH, DIRECTLY INTO A HEAVY RAIN CELL. NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE PILOT. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.