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 student pilot reported that while enroute from his private airstrip near Elmdale, KS, to cottonwood falls, KS, the engine failed. The pilot made an off-airport emergency landing. The gear was damaged during the landing, but the pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ENROUTE FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR ELMDALE, KS, TO COTTONWOOD FALLS, KS, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING. THE GEAR WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.