What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1930 UTC on November 3, 2021, privacy data omitted departed kmit for L88 in N890Q. Soon after takeoff N890Q impacted the terrain in a right wing low, nose down, unusual attitude. The main wreckage was partially consumed by post impact fire. Archive at 1925Z weather for kmit indicated that the visibility was 2 miles with a ceiling of 200 feet overcast. The fire department commander at the scene of the accident reported that due to fog the smoke from the fire was not visible until they were less than a mile from the accident location.
Class g airspace is above kmit from the surface to 700 feet AGL. An interview with the pilot was not possible and the altitude the aircraft climbed to was not knowable. privacy data omitted Was scheduled to depart earlier in the morning but due to fog delayed his departure.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 UTC ON NOVEMBER 3, 2021, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KMIT FOR L88 IN N890Q. SOON AFTER TAKEOFF N890Q IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A RIGHT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN, UNUSUAL ATTITUDE. THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS PARTIALLY CONSUMED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. ARCHIVE AT 1925Z WEATHER FOR KMIT INDICATED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS 2 MILES WITH A CEILING OF 200 FEET OVERCAST. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT DUE TO FOG THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL THEY WERE LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE ACCIDENT LOCATION.
CLASS G AIRSPACE IS ABOVE KMIT FROM THE SURFACE TO 700 FEET AGL. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND THE ALTITUDE THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO WAS NOT KNOWABLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART EARLIER IN THE MORNING BUT DUE TO FOG DELAYED HIS DEPARTURE.
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