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.
L&w flying service air taxi crashed 1/4 mile sw of the Oakland county arpt while on ILS approach to rwy 09R. (-23) N59902 piloted by mr. Douglas p. crowley privacy data omitted was executing an ILS 9R approach at kptk airport when he struck trees at the middle marker area and seconds later crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by postcrash fire. Mr. Crowley died of multiple injuries at the time of impact.
As the FAA filed it
L&W FLYING SERVICE AIR TAXI CRASHED 1/4 MILE SW OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY ARPT WHILE ON ILS APPROACH TO RWY 09R. (-23) N59902 PILOTED BY MR. DOUGLAS P. CROWLEY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS EXECUTING AN ILS 9R APPROACH AT KPTK AIRPORT WHEN HE STRUCK TREES AT THE MIDDLE MARKER AREA AND SECONDS LATER CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POSTCRASH FIRE. MR. CROWLEY DIED OF MULTIPLE INJURIES AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.