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) Aircraft in level flight at 9000 feet enroute from bismarck, ND to new ulm, MN at 10 north of watertown, south dakota. A bang was heard by pilot and engine power was lost. Emergency landing make at Milbank without damage to aircraft. Visual inspection revealed #4 cylinder connecting rod had broke. Further teardown requested by Lycoming.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 9000 FEET ENROUTE FROM BISMARCK, ND TO NEW ULM, MN AT 10 NORTH OF WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA. A BANG WAS HEARD BY PILOT AND ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. EMERGENCY LANDING MAKE AT MILBANK WITHOUT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED #4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD BROKE. FURTHER TEARDOWN REQUESTED BY LYCOMING.