FAA accident report · Piper PA-31P · Walla Walla, WA · December 27, 1973
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Descent below mda. Night IFR apch. Single piloted acft.
DESCENT BELOW MDA.NIGHT IFR APCH.SINGLE PILOTED ACFT.
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.