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) N7853T, CE-172-A, (sacramento CA) to shelter cove CA (0Q5), force landed in a plowed field. Two miles south of Meridian CA., at 131041PDT. Minor engine cowling damage from blown engine cylinder (#5). No injuries to the sole occupant. There appears (at this time) to be no substantial damage to the airframe.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N7853T, CE-172-A, (SACRAMENTO CA) TO SHELTER COVE CA (0Q5), FORCE LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. TWO MILES SOUTH OF MERIDIAN CA., AT 131041PDT. MINOR ENGINE COWLING DAMAGE FROM BLOWN ENGINE CYLINDER (#5). NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THERE APPEARS (AT THIS TIME) TO BE NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.