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.
Pilot diverted due to gusty surface winds. More favorable winds were more than he could handle. Ground looped.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DIVERTED DUE TO GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. MORE FAVORABLE WINDS WERE MORE THAN HE COULD HANDLE. GROUND LOOPED.
Other reports on N73PA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.