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.
Narrative: after takeoff, upper cowling separated from airplane after approximately 15 minutes of flight. Preflight was performed by both occupants who are qualified flight instructors. The cowling was found to be latched properly during this preflight. Damage limited to upper engine cowling and windshield. Cowling has not been found.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER TAKEOFF, UPPER COWLING SEPARATED FROM AIRPLANE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. PREFLIGHT WAS PERFORMED BY BOTH OCCUPANTS WHO ARE QUALIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS. THE COWLING WAS FOUND TO BE LATCHED PROPERLY DURING THIS PREFLIGHT. DAMAGE LIMITED TO UPPER ENGINE COWLING AND WINDSHIELD. COWLING HAS NOT BEEN FOUND.
Other reports on N4494T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.