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 he departed fullerton airport and at 2,000 ft above South El Monte, started having engine problems. Due to engine losing partial power, he was forced to land in a concrete drainage wash. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the sole occupant.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED FULLERTON AIRPORT AND AT 2,000 FT ABOVE SOUTH EL MONTE, STARTED HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. DUE TO ENGINE LOSING PARTIAL POWER, HE WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A CONCRETE DRAINAGE WASH. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.