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Date
August 24, 1991 · 11:56 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Ellington Field Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N953Z
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total170 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
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.
Attitude indicator failed in flight. Descended and continued VFR to destination. Replaced attitude indicator.
As the FAA filed it
ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILED IN FLIGHT. DESCENDED AND CONTINUED VFR TO DESTINATION. REPLACED ATTITUDE INDICATOR.