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.
Nose gear collapsed during start up from unknown cause. Radome destroyed, props, nose gear doors, #3 engine damaged
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING START UP FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE. RADOME DESTROYED, PROPS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, #3 ENGINE DAMAGED
Other reports on N44DG · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.