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.
Pilot experienced total electrical failure while in route from Reno, Nevada to palo alto, California. While flying under an IFR flight plan, however, visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. Pilot contacted oakland center on hand held radio, canceled IFR flight plan and continued VFR to destination.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE IN ROUTE FROM RENO, NEVADA TO PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA. WHILE FLYING UNDER AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN, HOWEVER, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. PILOT CONTACTED OAKLAND CENTER ON HAND HELD RADIO, CANCELED IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND CONTINUED VFR TO DESTINATION.
Other reports on N4761T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.