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 07/08/2017 Dr. Kalapatapu umamaheswara, a private pilot with an instrument rating (certificate number 460515667) was piloting N793MA (a Piper PA-28-181, s/n 2843193) from logansport (ggp) Indiana to parkersgurg west Virginia (pkb) with his wife on board. During descent his flight path became erratic and ended in a fly ash retention pond for a defunct electrical power plant.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/08/2017 DR. KALAPATAPU UMAMAHESWARA, A PRIVATE PILOT WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING (CERTIFICATE NUMBER 460515667) WAS PILOTING N793MA (A PIPER PA-28-181, S/N 2843193) FROM LOGANSPORT (GGP) INDIANA TO PARKERSGURG WEST VIRGINIA (PKB) WITH HIS WIFE ON BOARD. DURING DESCENT HIS FLIGHT PATH BECAME ERRATIC AND ENDED IN A FLY ASH RETENTION POND FOR A DEFUNCT ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.