FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Buffalo, NY · February 16, 1988
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.
Pilot noted that a broken cloud deck formed below him. Asked ATC to vector him to a clear area. Returned to akron.
PILOT NOTED THAT A BROKEN CLOUD DECK FORMED BELOW HIM. ASKED ATC TO VECTOR HIM TO A CLEAR AREA. RETURNED TO AKRON.