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.
VFR flight from smo to sna to prc airports. Pilot declared an emergency due to a fuel problem and changed destination to P20 airport. Aircraft was unable to make it and landed on a plateau aproximately 11 miles northeast of P20 airport.
As the FAA filed it
VFR FLIGHT FROM SMO TO SNA TO PRC AIRPORTS. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A FUEL PROBLEM AND CHANGED DESTINATION TO P20 AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT AND LANDED ON A PLATEAU APROXIMATELY 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF P20 AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.