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.
The pilot was flying a pipe line patrol route when the engine quit. He was able to glide to a highway and landed safely. Aircraft was towed to the airport and the carburetor disassembled. Particles were found in the main and idle jets. A new carburetor was installed and the fuel system flushed.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS FLYING A PIPE LINE PATROL ROUTE WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO A HIGHWAY AND LANDED SAFELY. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE AIRPORT AND THE CARBURETOR DISASSEMBLED. PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE MAIN AND IDLE JETS. A NEW CARBURETOR WAS INSTALLED AND THE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED.
Other reports on N2430X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.