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 October 10, 2003, at 11:03 PDT, a Piper mohave, N9237Y, experienced mechanical failure of its left engine while in cruise flight at 8,500 feet MSL in the vicinity of los banos, CA. The pilot felt a vibration, noticed no EGT reading on one cylinder, shutdown the left engine, feathered the left propeller, and diverted to Hollister, CA where he landed without further incident. Initial inspection of the failed left engine revealed a blown cylinder head. There were no injuries, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot/owner was on a personal flight from visalia, CA to hayward, CA under visual flight rules.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2003, AT 11:03 PDT, A PIPER MOHAVE, N9237Y, EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF ITS LEFT ENGINE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,500 FEET MSL IN THE VICINITY OF LOS BANOS, CA. THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION, NOTICED NO EGT READING ON ONE CYLINDER, SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, FEATHERED THE LEFT PROPELLER, AND DIVERTED TO HOLLISTER, CA WHERE HE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE FAILED LEFT ENGINE REVEALED A BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM VISALIA, CA TO HAYWARD, CA UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.
Other reports on N9237Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.