What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot reported at 4:43 pm to air traffic control that they would fly 360'S at an altitude between 13,000 and 15,000 feet. At 4:47 pm, radar contact was lost. At 4:46 pm the aircraft was seen flying into a wooded area at the francis marion national forest in charleston county, south carolina.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED AT 4:43 PM TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL THAT THEY WOULD FLY 360'S AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 13,000 AND 15,000 FEET. AT 4:47 PM, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. AT 4:46 PM THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING INTO A WOODED AREA AT THE FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.