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 hondo TX for mt pleasant TX. En route pilot lost power to GPS and became disorientated. Pilot felt he was runnig too low on fuel and decided to land on 4 lane divided highway while he still had power. Upon landing aircraft struck one way sign causing damage to the right wing tip.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HONDO TX FOR MT PLEASANT TX. EN ROUTE PILOT LOST POWER TO GPS AND BECAME DISORIENTATED. PILOT FELT HE WAS RUNNIG TOO LOW ON FUEL AND DECIDED TO LAND ON 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY WHILE HE STILL HAD POWER. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCK ONE WAY SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP.
Other reports on N802BL · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.