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: pilot ronald howe with passenger michael mcdonald departed Madison, SD in a CE-150J aircraft, N50720. During cruise flight, the engine quit, causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in a field 8 miles west and 1/4 mile north of Madison, SD. The aircraft received minor damage collapsing the nose gear and there were no injuries to the pilot and passenger.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT RONALD HOWE WITH PASSENGER MICHAEL MCDONALD DEPARTED MADISON, SD IN A CE-150J AIRCRAFT, N50720. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT, CAUSING THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 8 MILES WEST AND 1/4 MILE NORTH OF MADISON, SD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.