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.
On February 26, 2012, at 17:10 hours, a Mooney M20E owned by privacy data omitted and operated by privacy data omitted, crashed just after take-off. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft sustained catastrophic (destroyed) damaged. The pilot, fi, private & ATP rated, and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated in Stinson Airport on February 26, 2012 at approximately 17:00 hours.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 26, 2012, AT 17:10 HOURS, A MOONEY M20E OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC (DESTROYED) DAMAGED.THE PILOT, FI, PRIVATE & ATP RATED, AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN STINSON AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 26, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 HOURS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.