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: N6442Y was assigned 3,000 feet. The radar controller observed the mode c of N6442Y to be 400 feet higher than assigned altitude. When the controller asked the pilot (Douglas vincent) to verify that he was level at 3,000 feet, the pilot responded "correcting". privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N6442Y WAS ASSIGNED 3,000 FEET. THE RADAR CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE MODE C OF N6442Y TO BE 400 FEET HIGHER THAN ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. WHEN THE CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT (DOUGLAS VINCENT) TO VERIFY THAT HE WAS LEVEL AT 3,000 FEET, THE PILOT RESPONDED "CORRECTING". ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
Other reports on N6442Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.