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 took off on runway 34 at westminster airport (W54). Active runway was runway 16. Aircraft was unable to maintain flight. Touched down about 1000 feet from the end of runway 16, between runway and the taxiway. Aircraft crossed taxiway and slid down a large ravine east of the taxiway. Aircraft received substantial damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or passengers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 34 AT WESTMINSTER AIRPORT (W54). ACTIVE RUNWAY WAS RUNWAY 16. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 16, BETWEEN RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT CROSSED TAXIWAY AND SLID DOWN A LARGE RAVINE EAST OF THE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.