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.
Aircraft was in a field in an upright position with three fatalities. There were no visible ground scars and wreckage was among small undamaged trees. Wreckage was damaged in a way consitant with a flat spin.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS IN A FIELD IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THREE FATALITIES. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE GROUND SCARS AND WRECKAGE WAS AMONG SMALL UNDAMAGED TREES. WRECKAGE WAS DAMAGED IN A WAY CONSITANT WITH A FLAT SPIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.