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.
(-23)During cruise flight #1 cylinder separated from the engine. Aircraft lost power and was unable to maintain altitude. Pilot declared an emergency and was given vectors to the nearest airport. Pilot landed two miles short of a private airport. The only visable damage to the aircraft was a dent in the cowling due to the separated cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)DURING CRUISE FLIGHT #1 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. PILOT LANDED TWO MILES SHORT OF A PRIVATE AIRPORT. THE ONLY VISABLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS A DENT IN THE COWLING DUE TO THE SEPARATED CYLINDER.
Other reports on N5204F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.