FAA incident report · Piper PA18S · Boulder, CO · February 23, 1980
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.
Felt release of glider at 6500ASL. Entered left turn and saw glider. Glider hit rear of tow plane.
FELT RELEASE OF GLIDER AT 6500ASL. ENTERED LEFT TURN AND SAW GLIDER. GLIDER HIT REAR OF TOW PLANE.
Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.