FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Lake Hood, AK · January 19, 1978
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Front landing gear fitting attachment bolt failed. Tip of ski tipped down. Passenger held rear of ski down.
FRONT LANDING GEAR FITTING ATTACHMENT BOLT FAILED. TIP OF SKI TIPPED DOWN. PASSENGER HELD REAR OF SKI DOWN.