What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On search mission low fuel. ATC vectors around thunderstorms. Tried fly thru clouds. Lost control. Crashed. (-23) charleston, s.c. ATCT reported aircraft declared missing during a thunderstorm. Radar service was lost about twenty-eight miles south east of charleston international airport. A search for the aircraft has failed to locate any wreckage debris. The aircraft was trying to land at east cooper airport in mount pleasant, s.c. the pilot was not instrument qualified. Missing aircraft not found - declared accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEARCH MISSION LOW FUEL. ATC VECTORS AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. TRIED FLY THRU CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL. CRASHED. (-23) CHARLESTON, S.C. ATCT REPORTED AIRCRAFT DECLARED MISSING DURING A THUNDERSTORM. RADAR SERVICE WAS LOST ABOUT TWENTY-EIGHT MILES SOUTH EAST OF CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. A SEARCH FOR THE AIRCRAFT HAS FAILED TO LOCATE ANY WRECKAGE DEBRIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRYING TO LAND AT EAST COOPER AIRPORT IN MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT QUALIFIED. MISSING AIRCRAFT NOT FOUND - DECLARED ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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