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) On August 24, 2006, N9714W, a PA-28-140, piloted by privacy data omitted departed bismarck, north dakota airport without a flight plan and disappeared. The pilot's privacy data omitted body and aircraft wreckage were found on October 3, 2006 near Kulm, ND.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 24, 2006, N9714W, A PA-28-140, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ DEPARTED BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA AIRPORT WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN AND DISAPPEARED. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA^ BODY AND AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WERE FOUND ON OCTOBER 3, 2006 NEAR KULM, ND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.