What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 21, 2021 about 1815 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-31P navajo was destroyed when it impacted the ground 2.25 miles west of Myrtle Beach International Airport (myr) Myrtle Beach, south carolina after departing runway 18 at about 1812. The pilot, the sole occupant received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to privacy data omitted. And operated by the pilot under 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight.
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot requested a return to runway 18 and entered a right closed traffic pattern. Approximately one minute into flight, the pilot reported an unspecified problem and continued the right traffic pattern. Loss of communication occurred approximately 30 seconds after the second radio transmission with ATC.
A post-crash fire consumed approx.25 acres of grass and was extinguished by the local fire department. A first responder sustained minor burns and no other damage to property was reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 21, 2021 ABOUT 1815 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-31P NAVAJO WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND 2.25 MILES WEST OF MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MYR) MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 18 AT ABOUT 1812. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REQUESTED A RETURN TO RUNWAY 18 AND ENTERED A RIGHT CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE INTO FLIGHT, THE PILOT REPORTED AN UNSPECIFIED PROBLEM AND CONTINUED THE RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN. LOSS OF COMMUNICATION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AFTER THE SECOND RADIO TRANSMISSION WITH ATC.
A POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED APPROX.25 ACRES OF GRASS AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRST RESPONDER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PROPERTY WAS REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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