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) Student pilot on solo cross country flight. During cruise at 6500 MSL, attempted to lean mixture for best fuel economy. Mixture lever did not operate properly. Pulled carb heat to melt possible ice (conditions were consistent with possible ice). RPM continued to decay. Declared emergency landed in field. Mechanical failure of mixture cable.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING CRUISE AT 6500 MSL, ATTEMPTED TO LEAN MIXTURE FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY. MIXTURE LEVER DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. PULLED CARB HEAT TO MELT POSSIBLE ICE (CONDITIONS WERE CONSISTENT WITH POSSIBLE ICE). RPM CONTINUED TO DECAY. DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDED IN FIELD. MECHANICAL FAILURE OF MIXTURE CABLE.