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.
ATC issued an IFR clearance to a VFR pilot who did not realize that he had accepted an IFR clearance.
As the FAA filed it
ATC ISSUED AN IFR CLEARANCE TO A VFR PILOT WHO DID NOT REALIZE THAT HE HAD ACCEPTED AN IFR CLEARANCE.
Other reports on N2722A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.