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) Pilot stated that this was a normal operational pleasure flight and that he experienced loss of power in cruise flight. Pilot stated he checked engine indications that appeared normal prior to the power loss. Emergency landing resulted in minimal ground run to unimproved pasture field. Aircraft caught fire on impact. Pilot and passenger egressed before fire consumed aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OPERATIONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AND THAT HE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT STATED HE CHECKED ENGINE INDICATIONS THAT APPEARED NORMAL PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS. EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTED IN MINIMAL GROUND RUN TO UNIMPROVED PASTURE FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT. PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED BEFORE FIRE CONSUMED AIRCRAFT.