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.
Pilot departed the airport on a practice flight without obtaining an adequate weather brief. Shortly after takeoff the pilot entered the clouds and was able to receive assistance from approach control. Pilot declared an emergency. The pilot was vectored to a nearby VFR airport and landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT ON A PRACTICE FLIGHT WITHOUT OBTAINING AN ADEQUATE WEATHER BRIEF. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT ENTERED THE CLOUDS AND WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM APPROACH CONTROL. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT WAS VECTORED TO A NEARBY VFR AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY.
Other reports on N83039 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.