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.
On 08/10/2015 aircraft N54380 departed Marathon airport (mth) around 0040 hours eastern time. Shortly after takeoff aircraft impacted the water about a mile west of the airport, individual that was flying the aircraft was the sole occupant. Aircraft was rented from palm beach flight training and it was supposed to be returned on August 11, 2015.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/10/2015 AIRCRAFT N54380 DEPARTED MARATHON AIRPORT (MTH) AROUND 0040 HOURS EASTERN TIME. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER ABOUT A MILE WEST OF THE AIRPORT, INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED FROM PALM BEACH FLIGHT TRAINING AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RETURNED ON AUGUST 11, 2015.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.