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: engine started to lose power. Pilot tried to return to home field but could not hold altitude. Landed in tree tops about 300-400 feet short of runway. Incident will be investigated further when aircraft is removed from trees.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. PILOT TRIED TO RETURN TO HOME FIELD BUT COULD NOT HOLD ALTITUDE. LANDED IN TREE TOPS ABOUT 300-400 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. INCIDENT WILL BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER WHEN AIRCRAFT IS REMOVED FROM TREES.
Other reports on N8866H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.