What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)The flight departed matthew town in the bahama islands, enroute to kingston. At 1248, the pilot reported their position at benet intersection, which is 15 miles from the western tip of the south claw of haiti. The pilot was instructed to contact norman manley tower in kingston. No further radio contact was received from N25626. The flight never arrived at the destination airport. The U.S. Coast guard conducted a two-day air and sea search for the missing airplane. In addition to the air and sea efforts, the government of cuba was asked for assistance. Ramp checks were conducted at several airports along the intended route of flight. These efforts failed to locate the airplane. No aircraft wreckage debris was found on the sea. Satellite weather images taken at the approximate time N25626 checked in with Port-au Prince, and in the vicinity of benet intersection, revealed cloud cover over benet intersection, possibly associated with convective activity. There were four life vests placed on the airplane when the flight initially departed titusville, Florida. (-23) aircraft departed titusville with 3 pax on a VFR flight to Bahamas. A ircraft departed matthew town, Bahamas for kingston, jamaica. Aircraft never arrived.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MATTHEW TOWN IN THE BAHAMA ISLANDS, ENROUTE TO KINGSTON. AT 1248, THE PILOT REPORTED THEIR POSITION AT BENET INTERSECTION, WHICH IS 15 MILES FROM THE WESTERN TIP OF THE SOUTH CLAW OF HAITI. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORMAN MANLEY TOWER IN KINGSTON. NO FURTHER RADIO CONTACT WAS RECEIVED FROM N25626. THE FLIGHT NEVER ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE U.S. COAST GUARD CONDUCTED A TWO-DAY AIR AND SEA SEARCH FOR THE MISSING AIRPLANE. IN ADDITION TO THE AIR AND SEA EFFORTS, THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA WAS ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE. RAMP CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED AT SEVERAL AIRPORTS ALONG THE INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THESE EFFORTS FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE. NO AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON THE SEA. SATELLITE WEATHER IMAGES TAKEN AT THE APPROXIMATE TIME N25626 CHECKED IN WITH PORT-AU PRINCE, AND IN THE VICINITY OF BENET INTERSECTION, REVEALED CLOUD COVER OVER BENET INTERSECTION, POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THERE WERE FOUR LIFE VESTS PLACED ON THE AIRPLANE WHEN THE FLIGHT INITIALLY DEPARTED TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TITUSVILLE WITH 3 PAX ON A VFR FLIGHT TO BAHAMAS. A IRCRAFT DEPARTED MATTHEW TOWN, BAHAMAS FOR KINGSTON, JAMAICA. AIRCRAFT NEVER ARRIVED.
NTSB investigation
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