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.
Aircraft departed el monte CA going to Utah to take aerial photographs. 30 minutes into the flight at 7500 MSL the engine started losing power. The pilot chose to land at Southern California Logistics Airport. On final, the engine had a catastrophic failure. The aircraft landed without further incident and coasted off the runway onto the taxi way, it was then towed to parking.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED EL MONTE CA GOING TO UTAH TO TAKE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 7500 MSL THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOGISTICS AIRPORT. ON FINAL, THE ENGINE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND COASTED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXI WAY, IT WAS THEN TOWED TO PARKING.
Other reports on N9125Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.