FAA accident report · Cessna 14/ · Ferndale, AR · December 18, 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.
Shipping screw not removed from ELT prevented activation.
SHIPPING SCREW NOT REMOVED FROM ELT PREVENTED ACTIVATION.
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.