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: a/c departed Opa Locka airport with full fuel, approx. 15 min. Into flt. Engine quit suddenly. PIC switched tanks and tried mag & starter, unable to restart. A/c landed on highway with propeller windmilling. No damage. Bendix fuel survo diaphragm shaft failed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: A/C DEPARTED OPA LOCKA AIRPORT WITH FULL FUEL, APPROX. 15 MIN. INTO FLT. ENGINE QUIT SUDDENLY. PIC SWITCHED TANKS AND TRIED MAG & STARTER, UNABLE TO RESTART. A/C LANDED ON HIGHWAY WITH PROPELLER WINDMILLING. NO DAMAGE. BENDIX FUEL SURVO DIAPHRAGM SHAFT FAILED.
Other reports on N39517 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.