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) Dept of forestry a/c on fire patrol experienced engine failure at approx. 2500 ft. landed in cow pasture 4 miles west of Ocala, with minor damage. Investigation of a/c showed that the mixture cable had separated and mixture had vibrated to lean.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DEPT OF FORESTRY A/C ON FIRE PATROL EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROX. 2500 FT. LANDED IN COW PASTURE 4 MILES WEST OF OCALA, WITH MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION OF A/C SHOWED THAT THE MIXTURE CABLE HAD SEPARATED AND MIXTURE HAD VIBRATED TO LEAN.