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.
Pilot lost control of elevator system. Tried to land at W54 (dmw) and lost control of aircraft on final to runway 16. Aircraft dove into ground 40 ft before runway and disintegrated on impact.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM. TRIED TO LAND AT W54 (DMW) AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 16. AIRCRAFT DOVE INTO GROUND 40 FT BEFORE RUNWAY AND DISINTEGRATED ON IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.