What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 10/31/2021 pilot departed rdg to cqx. Flight track shows aircraft flew beyond arrival airport and out over the atlantic ocean where a hard turn to the left was made and then a hard right 360 was made and aircraft went missing presumed crashed into the ocean ATC indicated aircraft was in a 4000 foot a minute decent. Coast guard searched for several days from both the air and the sea with nothing of the aircraft or the pilot recovered. Coast guard called off search on 11/2/2021 in the a.m.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/31/2021 PILOT DEPARTED RDG TO CQX. FLIGHT TRACK SHOWS AIRCRAFT FLEW BEYOND ARRIVAL AIRPORT AND OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WHERE A HARD TURN TO THE LEFT WAS MADE AND THEN A HARD RIGHT 360 WAS MADE AND AIRCRAFT WENT MISSING PRESUMED CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN ATC INDICATED AIRCRAFT WAS IN A 4000 FOOT A MINUTE DECENT. COAST GUARD SEARCHED FOR SEVERAL DAYS FROM BOTH THE AIR AND THE SEA WITH NOTHING OF THE AIRCRAFT OR THE PILOT RECOVERED. COAST GUARD CALLED OFF SEARCH ON 11/2/2021 IN THE A.M.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N2186U · 1
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