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) On descent into the manassas, VA. Airport (hef), the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and a subsequent loss of power. The aircraft made a off-airport landing in a field three (3) NM nw of hef. A post-flight investigation revealed a broken connecting rod.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON DESCENT INTO THE MANASSAS, VA. AIRPORT (HEF), THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD THREE (3) NM NW OF HEF. A POST-FLIGHT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.