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 29 January 2001, privacy data omitted PIC of N70020, a Cessna 185, returned to Birchwood Airport (bcv) and could not land due to heavy fog. privacy data omittedDecided to leave bcv and land at upper fire lake. privacy data omittedDescended through the fog during approach landing at upper fire lake and struck a tree. Aircraft N70020 sustained damage to the cowling, right wing leading edge, right tip of the horizontal fairing, right bubble window, and exhaust. On 30 January 2001, privacy data omitted flew N70020 to bcv to have repairs done at talon industries aviation service and repair.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 29 JANUARY 2001, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC OF N70020, A CESSNA 185, RETURNED TO BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT (BCV) AND COULD NOT LAND DUE TO HEAVY FOG. ^PRIVACY DA^DECIDED TO LEAVE BCV AND LAND AT UPPER FIRE LAKE. ^PRIVACY DA^DESCENDED THROUGH THE FOG DURING APPROACH LANDING AT UPPER FIRE LAKE AND STRUCK A TREE. AIRCRAFT N70020 SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, RIGHT TIP OF THE HORIZONTAL FAIRING, RIGHT BUBBLE WINDOW, AND EXHAUST. ON 30 JANUARY 2001, ^PRIVACY DA^ FLEW N70020 TO BCV TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE AT TALON INDUSTRIES AVIATION SERVICE AND REPAIR.
Other reports on N70020 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.