What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed mount sterling-montgomery county airport (iob), mount sterling, Kentucky, destined for weedon field airport (euf), eufaula, Alabama. According to preliminary information the pilot contacted atlanta approach control about 1633, while at an altitude of 6,500 feet. The pilot was provided an altimeter setting and instructed to remain clear of the atlanta class b airspace. The airplane tracked southwest, and gradually climbed to an altitude of approximately 7,100 feet, when radar contact was lost about 1642.
As the FAA filed it
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED MOUNT STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT (IOB), MOUNT STERLING, KENTUCKY, DESTINED FOR WEEDON FIELD AIRPORT (EUF), EUFAULA, ALABAMA. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION THE PILOT CONTACTED ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL ABOUT 1633, WHILE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 6,500 FEET. THE PILOT WAS PROVIDED AN ALTIMETER SETTING AND INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE ATLANTA CLASS B AIRSPACE. THE AIRPLANE TRACKED SOUTHWEST, AND GRADUALLY CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 7,100 FEET, WHEN RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST ABOUT 1642.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.