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 November 8, 2004 at 1404 hour a twin engine Piper PA-23-250, registration number N63887 took off from Detroit City Airport on rwy 25 to the north. The pilot stated that he lost power on the left engine 45 seconds after the aircraft left the ground. The aircraft crashed into a residential neighborhood destroying a house and severely damaging another, the aircraft was destroyed by fire. There were two people on board the aircraft, both of them escaped with serious injuries. No one on the ground was injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2004 AT 1404 HOUR A TWIN ENGINE PIPER PA-23-250, REGISTRATION NUMBER N63887 TOOK OFF FROM DETROIT CITY AIRPORT ON RWY 25 TO THE NORTH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE 45 SECONDS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESTROYING A HOUSE AND SEVERELY DAMAGING ANOTHER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH OF THEM ESCAPED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.