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.
A student pilot took off in weather ceiling 600 overcast. He turned cross wind and got in the clouds. He lost control in the clouds and crashed approx. 2 miles from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF IN WEATHER CEILING 600 OVERCAST. HE TURNED CROSS WIND AND GOT IN THE CLOUDS. HE LOST CONTROL IN THE CLOUDS AND CRASHED APPROX. 2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.