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 departed rhi for aerial observation. At about 15,000 feet, pilot reported mayday and aircraft in a spin. Aircraft slowed in speed and rolled down into a spin around its axis while impacting ground at a high rate of speed.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RHI FOR AERIAL OBSERVATION. AT ABOUT 15,000 FEET, PILOT REPORTED MAYDAY AND AIRCRAFT IN A SPIN. AIRCRAFT SLOWED IN SPEED AND ROLLED DOWN INTO A SPIN AROUND ITS AXIS WHILE IMPACTING GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.