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) Made an emergency landing because engine was backfiring and sputtering and finally quit. Pilot was vectored to Augusta for the emergency landing. A time of emergency aircraft was cruising at 5,500 ft. upon landing was unable to lower gear requiring a belly landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING BECAUSE ENGINE WAS BACKFIRING AND SPUTTERING AND FINALLY QUIT. PILOT WAS VECTORED TO AUGUSTA FOR THE EMERGENCY LANDING. A TIME OF EMERGENCY AIRCRAFT WAS CRUISING AT 5,500 FT. UPON LANDING WAS UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR REQUIRING A BELLY LANDING.