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 June 3, 2003, at 1630 local time, a Cessna 210-E engine caught fire while on the ground at Tallahassee regional airport (tlh), Tallahassee, Florida while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no injuries to the pilot or 2 passengers. The flight was originating at the time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2003, AT 1630 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 210-E ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE ON THE GROUND AT TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT (TLH), TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR 2 PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.