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 performing takeoff and landings at krce. After takeoff the aircraft was on cross wind approximately 300 feet off the ground when the pilot heard a loud noise and then moments later noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. The pilot pulled the mixture and landed in a field.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT KRCE. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON CROSS WIND APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN MOMENTS LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE AND LANDED IN A FIELD.