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.
Received report of aircraft landing on rwy 10R at fcm without radio contact. Pilot contacted ATC by phone following landing stating that his canopy had opened in flight and his headset had fallen off. He was unable to communicate with ATC due to having to hang on to canopy with one hand and Flying the aircraft with the other hand.
As the FAA filed it
RECEIVED REPORT OF AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RWY 10R AT FCM WITHOUT RADIO CONTACT. PILOT CONTACTED ATC BY PHONE FOLLOWING LANDING STATING THAT HIS CANOPY HAD OPENED IN FLIGHT AND HIS HEADSET HAD FALLEN OFF. HE WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ATC DUE TO HAVING TO HANG ON TO CANOPY WITH ONE HAND AND FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE OTHER HAND.
Other reports on N821EV · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.