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.
During straight and level cruise aircraft lost power. Pilot attemted to make it to the santa maria airport but determined that he could not make it, he performed an emergency landing on a public roadway.
As the FAA filed it
DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL CRUISE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. PILOT ATTEMTED TO MAKE IT TO THE SANTA MARIA AIRPORT BUT DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE IT, HE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY.
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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.