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 lost power. Pilot attempted to return to airport. Unable to reach airport. Deployed ballistic parachute. Parachute/aircraft hit tree upon landing, coming to rest near base of tree in horizontal position, in a horse pasture. Homowner contacted 911. EMT and sheriff responded. Pilot and passenger transported to hospitals.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. UNABLE TO REACH AIRPORT. DEPLOYED BALLISTIC PARACHUTE. PARACHUTE/AIRCRAFT HIT TREE UPON LANDING, COMING TO REST NEAR BASE OF TREE IN HORIZONTAL POSITION, IN A HORSE PASTURE. HOMOWNER CONTACTED 911. EMT AND SHERIFF RESPONDED. PILOT AND PASSENGER TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITALS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.