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.
Narrative: on January 18, 1995, at approximately 1530 EST N8744T a Cessna 310 landed at Patrick Afb without having obtained a landing clearance. The incident was the result of confusion on the part of the pilot because the ATCT instructed him to contact base ops and continue on down wind. After contacting base ops the pilot landed without returning to tower frequency.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 18, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EST N8744T A CESSNA 310 LANDED AT PATRICK AFB WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED A LANDING CLEARANCE. THE INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF CONFUSION ON THE PART OF THE PILOT BECAUSE THE ATCT INSTRUCTED HIM TO CONTACT BASE OPS AND CONTINUE ON DOWN WIND. AFTER CONTACTING BASE OPS THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT RETURNING TO TOWER FREQUENCY.
Other reports on N6744T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.