What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 29, 2023 at 0905 CST a North American AT-6D texan aircraft privacy data omittedpiloted by a private pilot impacted the water in lake winnebago WI 4 miles northeast of Oshkosh WI. The aircraft broke apart on impact and was submerged in 18 feet of water. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was being operated by privacy data omitted as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditioned prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 29, 2023 AT 0905 CST A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D TEXAN AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT IMPACTED THE WATER IN LAKE WINNEBAGO WI 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF OSHKOSH WI. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART ON IMPACT AND WAS SUBMERGED IN 18 FEET OF WATER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONED PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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