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: shortly after departure from sat on recreational flight, engine began running rough. Pilot wanted to land at randolph afb but unable due to engine seizure, landed at retama park horse race track. Engine had internal failure.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SAT ON RECREATIONAL FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT WANTED TO LAND AT RANDOLPH AFB BUT UNABLE DUE TO ENGINE SEIZURE, LANDED AT RETAMA PARK HORSE RACE TRACK. ENGINE HAD INTERNAL FAILURE.
Other reports on N4525F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.