What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 20, 2020, about 1543 central daylight time, a Beech 200 airplane, N198DM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident departing the Rockford airport. The private pilot was
Fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part
91 Positioning flight.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 20, 2020, ABOUT 1543 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 200 AIRPLANE, N198DM, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DEPARTING THE ROCKFORD AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS
FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART
91 POSITIONING FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.