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.
Acrft lifted off, turned to the left. No control response was found on first test flight. Landed beside runway.
As the FAA filed it
ACRFT LIFTED OFF, TURNED TO THE LEFT. NO CONTROL RESPONSE WAS FOUND ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT. LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY.
Other reports on N51DY · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.