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 August 18, 2004, at 1520 local time, a J3C-65, N70673, registered to thomas w. merrifield, had engine trouble and landed on Shell Key, Florida while banner towing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained no damage and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated at albert whited airport (spg) at approximately 14:30 local time on August 18, 2004.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 18, 2004, AT 1520 LOCAL TIME, A J3C-65, N70673, REGISTERED TO THOMAS W. MERRIFIELD, HAD ENGINE TROUBLE AND LANDED ON SHELL KEY, FLORIDA WHILE BANNER TOWING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBERT WHITED AIRPORT (SPG) AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 LOCAL TIME ON AUGUST 18, 2004.
Other reports on N70673 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.