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.
VFR pilot lost and on top. Had accidently turned radio off. Saw another aircraft and followed it to its destination
As the FAA filed it
VFR PILOT LOST AND ON TOP. HAD ACCIDENTLY TURNED RADIO OFF. SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND FOLLOWED IT TO ITS DESTINATION
Other reports on N1973F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.