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.
Mooney, N6704U, s/n 2436, departed the Cody, WY airport on 5/9/2014. Aircraft struck mountain terrain approximately 40 miles southwest of Cody. Two sob both fatal injured. Aircraft destroyed. IFR conditiions prevailed.
As the FAA filed it
MOONEY, N6704U, S/N 2436, DEPARTED THE CODY, WY AIRPORT ON 5/9/2014. AIRCRAFT STRUCK MOUNTAIN TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CODY. TWO SOB BOTH FATAL INJURED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. IFR CONDITIIONS PREVAILED.