What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft in cruise at FL 390. Checked in with ATC atl center level FL390. Upon attempt to contact flight with freq change to next controller was not acknowledged. Attempts were made on guard freq. And checks with previous controller advised no response. Aircraft overflew jax center, mia center, overflew destination airport fxe at FL390, continued on heading until crashing at sea. 2 F15'S which had been scrambled from homestead afb witnessed aircraft with only one contrail then spiral into sea.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE AT FL 390. CHECKED IN WITH ATC ATL CENTER LEVEL FL390. UPON ATTEMPT TO CONTACT FLIGHT WITH FREQ CHANGE TO NEXT CONTROLLER WAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE ON GUARD FREQ. AND CHECKS WITH PREVIOUS CONTROLLER ADVISED NO RESPONSE. AIRCRAFT OVERFLEW JAX CENTER, MIA CENTER, OVERFLEW DESTINATION AIRPORT FXE AT FL390, CONTINUED ON HEADING UNTIL CRASHING AT SEA. 2 F15'S WHICH HAD BEEN SCRAMBLED FROM HOMESTEAD AFB WITNESSED AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY ONE CONTRAIL THEN SPIRAL INTO SEA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.