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.
Mr. Green, solo pilot, became disoriented and thought he was landing at el dorado, Kansas, when, in fact, he was flying toward mcconnell afab. He realized his mistake and turned to fly directly to jabara airport, he entered class d airspace at 1AB and bec without establishing two-way radio communication.
As the FAA filed it
MR. GREEN, SOLO PILOT, BECAME DISORIENTED AND THOUGHT HE WAS LANDING AT EL DORADO, KANSAS, WHEN, IN FACT, HE WAS FLYING TOWARD MCCONNELL AFAB. HE REALIZED HIS MISTAKE AND TURNED TO FLY DIRECTLY TO JABARA AIRPORT, HE ENTERED CLASS D AIRSPACE AT 1AB AND BEC WITHOUT ESTABLISHING TWO-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATION.
Other reports on N7285J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.