FAA incident report · Frchld M-62A · Patterson, CA · August 18, 1989
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit. Saw airport and made engine out landing. NR3 cylinder had thrown a rod making hole in engine case.
ENGINE QUIT. SAW AIRPORT AND MADE ENGINE OUT LANDING. NR3 CYLINDER HAD THROWN A ROD MAKING HOLE IN ENGINE CASE.