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.
Pilot became incapacitated near his destination of sue from a heart attack. An uncertificated passenger, his spouse, took control of the aircraft and landed it at sue. Upon landing the aircraft bounced, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the main gear and radome.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED NEAR HIS DESTINATION OF SUE FROM A HEART ATTACK. AN UNCERTIFICATED PASSENGER, HIS SPOUSE, TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED IT AT SUE. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE MAIN GEAR AND RADOME.
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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.