What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The private pilot, sole occupant, was fatally injured. The aircraft was registered to a private company and operated by the company’s privacy data omitted. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight that departed fernandina beach, Florida at about 0727 and was destined for Jesup-Wayne county airport (kjes), Jesup, Georgia. Weather observation for kjes at 0735 EDT, automated, wind calm, visibility less than 1/4 mile in dense fog, ceiling overcast at 1000 ft AGL, temperature 17 degrees celsius (c), dew point temperature 16 degrees c, altimeter 30.23 inches of mercury.
The initial impact point (iip) was on flat, dry, sandy terrain on a heading of 040° and came to rest adjacent to the iip at coordinates 31.55222, -81.86972. There was no discernible wreckage path; a few light items were thrown about 15-20 ft north of the main wreckage during impact. Ground scars were indicative of a right wing low, nose low impact with terrain. The elevation at the accident site was about 60 ft. there was no fire.
As the FAA filed it
THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE COMPANY AND OPERATED BY THE COMPANY’S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA AT ABOUT 0727 AND WAS DESTINED FOR JESUP-WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT (KJES), JESUP, GEORGIA. WEATHER OBSERVATION FOR KJES AT 0735 EDT, AUTOMATED, WIND CALM, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN DENSE FOG, CEILING OVERCAST AT 1000 FT AGL, TEMPERATURE 17 DEGREES CELSIUS (C), DEW POINT TEMPERATURE 16 DEGREES C, ALTIMETER 30.23 INCHES OF MERCURY.
THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT (IIP) WAS ON FLAT, DRY, SANDY TERRAIN ON A HEADING OF 040° AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE IIP AT COORDINATES 31.55222, -81.86972. THERE WAS NO DISCERNIBLE WRECKAGE PATH; A FEW LIGHT ITEMS WERE THROWN ABOUT 15-20 FT NORTH OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE DURING IMPACT. GROUND SCARS WERE INDICATIVE OF A RIGHT WING LOW, NOSE LOW IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. THE ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS ABOUT 60 FT. THERE WAS NO FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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