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 was performing post maintenance flight and was on downwind leg of runway 32 at the Jefferson Municipal Airport, Jefferson, IA (efw) when engine failed. Pilot reported loud noise followed by severe vibration and smoke in cockpit. He secured the engine and fuel. Emergency landing off airport into corn field. Aircraft turned upside down at final resting.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING POST MAINTENANCE FLIGHT AND WAS ON DOWNWIND LEG OF RUNWAY 32 AT THE JEFFERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, JEFFERSON, IA (EFW) WHEN ENGINE FAILED. PILOT REPORTED LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY SEVERE VIBRATION AND SMOKE IN COCKPIT. HE SECURED THE ENGINE AND FUEL. EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT INTO CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AT FINAL RESTING.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.