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.
Student pilot was on a solo cross country flight. After turning base to land at kceu, his engine began to run rough, then quit. He did not believe he had enough altitude to make the runway so he turned toward a nearby field. As he arrived at the field he struck power lines and a power line pole.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. AFTER TURNING BASE TO LAND AT KCEU, HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, THEN QUIT. HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE HAD ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY SO HE TURNED TOWARD A NEARBY FIELD. AS HE ARRIVED AT THE FIELD HE STRUCK POWER LINES AND A POWER LINE POLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.