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.
On may 1, 2015 at approximately 13:37 PDT, N5257S, CE-182R was on approcah to marina airport when the engine made a loud bang and seized. The pilot landed in an agricultural field near Salinas airport. There was no further damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 1, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:37 PDT, N5257S, CE-182R WAS ON APPROCAH TO MARINA AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SEIZED. THE PILOT LANDED IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD NEAR SALINAS AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Other reports on N5257S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.