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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot departed into IMC rain and fog for local flight. Landed on a road after the carburetor iced up.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED INTO IMC RAIN AND FOG FOR LOCAL FLIGHT. LANDED ON A ROAD AFTER THE CARBURETOR ICED UP.
Other reports on N5977W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.