FAA incident report · Mooney M20F · Lynchburg, VA · August 16, 1990
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.
Pilot advised ATC of radio problems. Later lost contact. Landed safely. Alternator belt broke.
PILOT ADVISED ATC OF RADIO PROBLEMS. LATER LOST CONTACT. LANDED SAFELY. ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE.