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) Aircraft was observed to be on final approach to runway 21 at the Morganton-Lenoir Airport. The right wing dropped and a loss of altitude was observed. A second, more severe drop of the right wing and the aircraft dropped from sight below the tree line. Witnesses noted the application of power and then heard an impact with trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE MORGANTON-LENOIR AIRPORT. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND A LOSS OF ALTITUDE WAS OBSERVED. A SECOND, MORE SEVERE DROP OF THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED FROM SIGHT BELOW THE TREE LINE. WITNESSES NOTED THE APPLICATION OF POWER AND THEN HEARD AN IMPACT WITH TREES.