FAA incident report · Mooney M20K · Porterville, CA · March 11, 1992
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.
Rough engine and oil odor after departure. Pulled back power and landed. NR4 cylinder head had blown off.
ROUGH ENGINE AND OIL ODOR AFTER DEPARTURE. PULLED BACK POWER AND LANDED. NR4 CYLINDER HEAD HAD BLOWN OFF.