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 had a loss of power for unkwown reasons and landed on a state highway with an overcame a car traveling in the same direction. Aircraft hit the car with the right wing and propeller causing multiple propeller strikes/damage to the car. A cause of loss of power has not been determined after multiple fuel samples, fuel system inspections and 1 hour flight back to main base in minot, ND.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF POWER FOR UNKWOWN REASONS AND LANDED ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH AN OVERCAME A CAR TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AIRCRAFT HIT THE CAR WITH THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER CAUSING MULTIPLE PROPELLER STRIKES/DAMAGE TO THE CAR. A CAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AFTER MULTIPLE FUEL SAMPLES, FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTIONS AND 1 HOUR FLIGHT BACK TO MAIN BASE IN MINOT, ND.
Other reports on N231DC · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.