What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The subject aircraft departed Venice Municipal Airport (vnc), Venice, FL on runway 23 at approximately 19:37 local time. The automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) data showed that the aircraft gained an altitude of approximately 75 feet before descending and impacting the waters of the gulf of Mexico approximately 1,800 feet beyond the departure end of runway 23 at 109 knots groundspeed. The aircraft was substantially damaged during the impact. One female passenger was found floating and deceased by boaters. Another female passenger was found deceased in the wreckage by Venice police department (vpd) divers. The status of the male pilot was not known at the time of this report. This report will be amended if the pilot or his body is ever located. The cause of the accident is unknown.
As the FAA filed it
THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC), VENICE, FL ON RUNWAY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:37 LOCAL TIME. THE AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE – BROADCAST (ADS-B) DATA SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT GAINED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET BEFORE DESCENDING AND IMPACTING THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO APPROXIMATELY 1,800 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 23 AT 109 KNOTS GROUNDSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE IMPACT. ONE FEMALE PASSENGER WAS FOUND FLOATING AND DECEASED BY BOATERS. ANOTHER FEMALE PASSENGER WAS FOUND DECEASED IN THE WRECKAGE BY VENICE POLICE DEPARTMENT (VPD) DIVERS. THE STATUS OF THE MALE PILOT WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF THE PILOT OR HIS BODY IS EVER LOCATED. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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