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.
Controlled flight into terrain in marginal VFR weather. In visual meteorological conditions, the pilot in command (PIC) is responsible for terrain and obstacle clearance (see and avoid) whether operating under VFR or IFR.
As the FAA filed it
CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN IN MARGINAL VFR WEATHER. IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRAIN AND OBSTACLE CLEARANCE (SEE AND AVOID) WHETHER OPERATING UNDER VFR OR IFR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.