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.
(-23)The aircraft was on a VFR flight from st. croix U.S. Virgin islands to San Juan Puerto Rico. Aircraft cruising altitude was 4,500 feet MSL until descend started over "el yunque topical rain forest". Pilot in commmand received ATC instruction as to "descend unrestricted north west bound". ATC radar contact lost six minutes later at an altitude of 2,700 feet MSL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM ST. CROIX U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TO SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. AIRCRAFT CRUISING ALTITUDE WAS 4,500 FEET MSL UNTIL DESCEND STARTED OVER "EL YUNQUE TOPICAL RAIN FOREST". PILOT IN COMMMAND RECEIVED ATC INSTRUCTION AS TO "DESCEND UNRESTRICTED NORTH WEST BOUND". ATC RADAR CONTACT LOST SIX MINUTES LATER AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,700 FEET MSL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.