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) The aircraft broke up in flight. At this time the only item found abnormal was a broken shaft on the vacuum/pressure gyroscopic flight instrument power system (air pump). The gyros had no impact marks when disassembled by the NTSB inspector.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE ONLY ITEM FOUND ABNORMAL WAS A BROKEN SHAFT ON THE VACUUM/PRESSURE GYROSCOPIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENT POWER SYSTEM (AIR PUMP). THE GYROS HAD NO IMPACT MARKS WHEN DISASSEMBLED BY THE NTSB INSPECTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.