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 cruising at level flight when he experienced a catastrophic engine failure with no prior symptoms or indication of an engine malfunction. #5 cylinder departed the engine block and incurred additional damage until the pilot shut the engine down. The aircraft landed uneventfully in a sod farm field approximately eight miles northeast of Barnwell Regional Airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS CRUISING AT LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OR INDICATION OF AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. #5 CYLINDER DEPARTED THE ENGINE BLOCK AND INCURRED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE UNTIL THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN A SOD FARM FIELD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES NORTHEAST OF BARNWELL REGIONAL AIRPORT.