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 arrived at pdk from asheville, NC at 9AM, with/ 1 POB. Pilot requested fuel, (10GALS. Each side). The crew loaded the luggage. Pilot, 3 adults and a pet boarded aircraft at about 945AM. They departed airport on 3L. Once airbourne, the pilot indicated he was having trouble and was going to land on the interstate. The aircraft nicked the hood of a semi truck traveling east bound on the highway before striking the retaining wall which devides east and west bound traffic. A post crash fire consumed the entire aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT PDK FROM ASHEVILLE, NC AT 9AM, WITH/ 1 POB. PILOT REQUESTED FUEL, (10GALS. EACH SIDE). THE CREW LOADED THE LUGGAGE. PILOT, 3 ADULTS AND A PET BOARDED AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 945AM. THEY DEPARTED AIRPORT ON 3L. ONCE AIRBOURNE, THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE AND WAS GOING TO LAND ON THE INTERSTATE. THE AIRCRAFT NICKED THE HOOD OF A SEMI TRUCK TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE STRIKING THE RETAINING WALL WHICH DEVIDES EAST AND WEST BOUND TRAFFIC. A POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.